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=A simple approach= | =A simple approach= | ||
==Low power== | ==Low power== | ||
#Decide whether you | #Decide whether you are looking at endometrium. | ||
# | #Is the gland-to-stroma ratio normal? | ||
#*1:3 is normal. | #*1:3 is normal. | ||
#*If gland-to-stroma ratio is increased... think ''[[endometrial hyperplasia]]''. | #*If the gland-to-stroma ratio is increased... think ''[[complex endometrial hyperplasia]]''. | ||
#*If glands are fused to one another or [[cribriform]]... think ''[[endometrial carcinoma]]''. | #*If the glands are fused to one another or [[cribriform]]... think ''[[endometrial carcinoma]]''. | ||
#Glands round? | #Glands round? | ||
#*Round is normal. | #*Round is normal. | ||
#*Irregular - may be seen in menses, | #*Irregular - may be seen in [[secretory phase endometrium]], menses, [[disordered proliferative endometrium]] (focal), [[simple endometrial hyperplasia]] (diffuse). | ||
#Glands pseudostratified? | #Glands pseudostratified? | ||
#*Pseudostratified glands are normal in the proliferative phase, hyperplasias, malignancy. | #*Pseudostratified glands are normal in the [[proliferative phase endometrium]], hyperplasias, malignancy. | ||
#Balls of cells? | #Balls of cells? | ||
#*Blue - likely menstrual (stromal condensation). | #*Blue - likely menstrual (stromal condensation). | ||