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Other tumours are dealt with in [[uterine tumours]]. | Other tumours are dealt with in [[uterine tumours]]. | ||
=Operations= | |||
*Subtotal hysterectomy. | *Subtotal hysterectomy. | ||
**Discouraged... as the cervix remains and can develop a cancer. | **Discouraged... as the cervix remains and can develop a cancer. | ||
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*There are almost no quality of life differences between total & subtotal hysterectomy.<ref name=pmid12397189>{{Cite journal | last1 = Thakar | first1 = R. | last2 = Ayers | first2 = S. | last3 = Clarkson | first3 = P. | last4 = Stanton | first4 = S. | last5 = Manyonda | first5 = I. | title = Outcomes after total versus subtotal abdominal hysterectomy. | journal = N Engl J Med | volume = 347 | issue = 17 | pages = 1318-25 | month = Oct | year = 2002 | doi = 10.1056/NEJMoa013336 | PMID = 12397189 }}</ref> | *There are almost no quality of life differences between total & subtotal hysterectomy.<ref name=pmid12397189>{{Cite journal | last1 = Thakar | first1 = R. | last2 = Ayers | first2 = S. | last3 = Clarkson | first3 = P. | last4 = Stanton | first4 = S. | last5 = Manyonda | first5 = I. | title = Outcomes after total versus subtotal abdominal hysterectomy. | journal = N Engl J Med | volume = 347 | issue = 17 | pages = 1318-25 | month = Oct | year = 2002 | doi = 10.1056/NEJMoa013336 | PMID = 12397189 }}</ref> | ||
=Tumours of the corpus= | |||
{{Main|Uterine tumours}} | {{Main|Uterine tumours}} | ||
The most common is ''[[leiomyoma]]'' (uterine fibroids). | The most common is ''[[leiomyoma]]'' (uterine fibroids). | ||
=Endometrium= | |||
{{Main|Endometrium}} | {{Main|Endometrium}} | ||
Dealt with in ''[[endometrium]]'', ''[[endometrial hyperplasia]]'' and ''[[endometrial carcinoma]]'' articles. | Dealt with in ''[[endometrium]]'', ''[[endometrial hyperplasia]]'' and ''[[endometrial carcinoma]]'' articles. | ||
=Specific conditions= | |||
==Congenital absence== | ==Congenital absence== | ||
*Often in association with vaginal absence; ergo ''congenital absence of the uterus and vagina'' (CAUV). | *Often in association with vaginal absence; ergo ''congenital absence of the uterus and vagina'' (CAUV). | ||
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*[[Endometrioid endometrial carcinoma]]. | *[[Endometrioid endometrial carcinoma]]. | ||
==See also | ==Uterine prolapse== | ||
===General=== | |||
*'''Clinical diagnosis'''. | |||
*A common indication for a total hysterectomy. | |||
*Hysterectomy specimen usually comes with some vaginal mucosa. | |||
===Gross=== | |||
*Long cervix. | |||
===Microscopic=== | |||
Features: | |||
*Uterus: non-specific | |||
*Vaginal mucosa: (focal) keratinization due to rubbing - '''common finding'''. | |||
=See also= | |||
*[[Gynecologic pathology]]. | *[[Gynecologic pathology]]. | ||
=References= | |||
{{reflist|2}} | {{reflist|2}} | ||
[[Category:Gynecologic pathology]] | [[Category:Gynecologic pathology]] | ||