Decidualized endometrium
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Decidualized endometrium is endometrium with changes due to progestins. It is a physiological response seen in pregnancy.
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:
- Pregnancy.
- Products of conception - decidualized endometrium and chorionic villi.
- Secretory phase endometrium - especially late in the cycle.
- Endometrium with changes due to exogenous hormones - as with oral contraceptive pill use, known as pseudodecidualized endometrium.
- Endometriosis with decidualization - may mimic squamous cell carcinoma.[2][3]
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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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