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*Nuclei columnar. | *Nuclei columnar. | ||
=Tamoxifen effects= | |||
*[[Endometrial hyperplasia]]. | *[[Endometrial hyperplasia]]. | ||
*Endometrial cancer. | *Endometrial cancer. | ||
*[[Endometrial polyps]]. | *[[Endometrial polyps]]. | ||
*Atrophy. | *Atrophy. | ||
=Inadequate endometrial biopsy= | |||
*Endometrial biopsies often have scant tissue. | |||
**This is normal in post-menopausal women. | |||
*To be adequate the biopsy ''must'' have some endometrial stroma, as it is otherwise ''not'' possible to assess the gland-to-stroma ratio. | |||
<pre> | |||
ENDOMETRIUM, BIOPSY: | |||
- FRAGMENTS OF DETACHED SQUAMOUS EPITHELIUM, ENDOCERVICAL EPITHELIUM AND FOCALLY PROLIFERATIVE ENDOMETRIAL GLANDS. | |||
- ASSESSMENT LIMITED AS NO DEFINITE ENDOMETRIAL STROMA IS PRESENT. | |||
</pre> | |||
=A simple approach= | =A simple approach= | ||