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Glandular changes common:<ref name=pmid16873562/> | Glandular changes common:<ref name=pmid16873562/> | ||
*Endometrial glands may be out of phase with surrounding | *Endometrial glands may be out of phase with surrounding endometrium. | ||
**Often proliferative. | **Often proliferative. | ||
*+/-Cystic dilation of glands/unusual shapes | *+/-Cystic dilation of glands/unusual shapes | ||
*+/-Focal crowding. | **[[Simple endometrial hyperplasia]] should ''not'' be diagnosed in a polyp! | ||
*+/-Focal gland crowding. | |||
Notes: | Notes: | ||
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*[[Cervical polyp]] - have endocervical mucosa. | *[[Cervical polyp]] - have endocervical mucosa. | ||
*Lower uterine segment - have endocervical epithelium and lack the thick-walled blood vessels.<ref name=pmid16873562/> | *Lower uterine segment - have endocervical epithelium and lack the thick-walled blood vessels.<ref name=pmid16873562/> | ||
*[[Endometrial carcinoma]] - esp. [[serous carcinoma of the endometrium]]. | |||
==Disordered proliferative endometrium== | ==Disordered proliferative endometrium== | ||