Decidualized endometrium

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Decidualized endometrium is endometrium with changes due to progestins. It is a physiological response seen in pregnancy.

Decidualization due to oral contraceptive pill use. H&E stain. (WC)
Decidua in a lymph node may mimic metastatic carcinoma. H&E stain. (WC)

Non-physiological changes are referred to some as pseudodecidualization or pseudodecidualized endometrium.[1]

Decidua and decidualization redirect to this article.

Contexts

Decidualization may be seen in a number of contexts:

References

  1. Luciano, AA.; Turksoy, RN.; Carleo, J. (Sep 1988). "Evaluation of oral medroxyprogesterone acetate in the treatment of endometriosis.". Obstet Gynecol 72 (3 Pt 1): 323-7. PMID 2970029.
  2. Kim, HS.; Yoon, G.; Kim, BG.; Song, SY. (2015). "Decidualization of intranodal endometriosis in a postmenopausal woman.". Int J Clin Exp Pathol 8 (1): 1025-30. PMID 25755813.
  3. Sammour, RN.; Leibovitz, Z.; Shapiro, I.; Degani, S.; Levitan, Z.; Aharoni, A.; Tal, J.; Lurie, M. et al. (Sep 2005). "Decidualization of ovarian endometriosis during pregnancy mimicking malignancy.". J Ultrasound Med 24 (9): 1289-94. PMID 16123189.

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