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#redirect [[Endometrial_hyperplasia#Simple_endometrial_hyperplasia]]
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| Image      =  Simple_endometrial_hyperplasia_-_low_mag.jpg
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| Caption    = Simple endometrial hyperplasia. [[H&E stain]].
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| Micro      = irregular dilated glands (described as "animal shapes"), variation of gland size, normal gland density (gland area in plane of section/total area ~= 1/3), +/-nuclear atypia (see below)
| Subtypes  = with atypia, without atypia
| LMDDx      = [[disordered proliferative endometrium]], [[complex endometrial hyperplasia]], [[Atrophic endometrium|cystic atrophy of the endometrium]], [[benign endometrial polyp]]
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| Gross      =
| Grossing  =
| Site      = [[endometrium]]
| Assdx      =
| Syndromes  =
| Clinicalhx =
| Signs      = [[abnormal uterine bleeding]]
| Symptoms  =
| Prevalence =
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| Prognosis  = good, may progress to [[endometrial carcinoma]] - esp. with atypia
| Other      =
| ClinDDx    = other cause of [[abnormal uterine bleeding]]
| Tx        =
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'''Simple endometrial hyperplasia''', abbreviated '''SEH''', is an uncommon pre-malignant change of the [[endometrium]]. Like [[complex endometrial hyperplasia]], it is subdivided into ''with atypia'' and ''without atypia''.


==General==
*More common than simple endometrial hyperplasia with atypia.
*Very low risk for progressing to [[endometrioid endometrial carcinoma]].
==Microscopic==
Features:<ref name=Ref_GP236>{{Ref GP|236}}</ref>
*Irregular dilated glands (with large lumens) - '''key feature'''.
**Glands described as "animal shapes".
*Variation of gland size.
*Normal gland density (gland area in plane of section/total area ~= 1/3).
*+/-Nuclear atypia:<ref>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Silverberg | first1 = SG. | title = Problems in the differential diagnosis of endometrial hyperplasia and carcinoma. | journal = Mod Pathol | volume = 13 | issue = 3 | pages = 309-27 | month = Mar | year = 2000 | doi = 10.1038/modpathol.3880053 | PMID = 10757341 }}</ref>
**Loss of basal nuclear stratification.
**Nuclear size variation.
**Nuclear rounding.
***Nuclei lacking atypical = uniform columnar nuclei.
**Nucleoli.
**Hyperchromasia or [[vesicular nuclei]].
Notes:
*There are no universally accepted criteria for atypia. Different sources list different features.
*A proposal for atypia (all should be present):
*#Increased NC ratio.
*#*Atypical: ~ 1:2
*#*Not atypical: ~1:3.
*#Oval nuclei with small major axis to minor axis ratio.
*#*Atypical: major axis:minor axis = <=2:1.
*#*Not atypical: major axis:minor axis = >=3:1
*#**NB: round nuclei: major axis:minor axis = 1:1.
*#Small nucleoli (~1/5 the size of the nucleus).
DDx:
*[[Disordered proliferative phase]].
*[[Complex endometrial hyperplasia]] - has increased gland-to-stroma ratio.
*[[Atrophic endometrium|Cystic atrophy of the endometrium]] - does not have proliferative activity.<ref name=pmid16873562>{{Cite journal  | last1 = McCluggage | first1 = WG. | title = My approach to the interpretation of endometrial biopsies and curettings. | journal = J Clin Pathol | volume = 59 | issue = 8 | pages = 801-12 | month = Aug | year = 2006 | doi = 10.1136/jcp.2005.029702 | PMID = 16873562 | PMC = 1860448 }}</ref>
*[[Benign endometrial polyp]] - has thick-walled blood vessels; simple endometrial hyperplasia should not be diagnosed in a polyp.<ref name=pmid16873562/>
===Images===
<gallery>
Image:Simple_endometrial_hyperplasia_-_low_mag.jpg | Simple endometrial hyperplasia - low mag. (WC)
Image:Simple_endometrial_hyperplasia_-_high_mag.jpg | Simple endometrial hyperplasia - high mag. (WC)
</gallery>
www:
*[http://www.webpathology.com/image.asp?n=1&Case=568 Simple endometrial hyperplasia without atypia (webpathology.com)].
==See also==
*[[Endometrium]].
*[[Endometrial hyperplasia]].
==References==
{{Reflist|2}}
[[Category:Endometrium]]
[[Category:Diagnosis]]
[[Category:Diagnosis]]
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