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→Secretory phase endometrium: more
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*Secretory phase = luteal phase. | *Secretory phase = luteal phase. | ||
**Gynecologists prefer the ovarian descriptor, i.e. ''luteal phase''; pathologists go by what they see, i.e. ''Secretions'' in the (endometrial) glands. | **Gynecologists prefer the ovarian descriptor, i.e. ''luteal phase''; pathologists go by what they see, i.e. ''Secretions'' in the (endometrial) glands. | ||
===Gross=== | |||
*Thickened endometrium. | |||
===Microscopic=== | ===Microscopic=== | ||
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**#Well-defined cell borders. | **#Well-defined cell borders. | ||
Premenstrual | ====Premenstrual==== | ||
*Stroma: [[neutrophil]]s, scattered lymphocytes, stromal balls ("blue balls"); "stromal condensation" (Image: [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Endometrial_stromal_condensation_high_mag.jpg Endometrial stromal condensation (WC)]). | *Stroma: [[neutrophil]]s, scattered lymphocytes, stromal balls ("blue balls"); "stromal condensation" (Image: [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Endometrial_stromal_condensation_high_mag.jpg Endometrial stromal condensation (WC)]). | ||
*Glands: [[apoptosis]] at the base of the gland.<ref>TC. 22 June 2009.</ref> | *Glands: [[apoptosis]] at the base of the gland.<ref>TC. 22 June 2009.</ref> | ||
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**SPE - eosinophilic cytoplasm. | **SPE - eosinophilic cytoplasm. | ||
***Most useful feature to differentiate ECE and SPE is the accompanying stroma. | ***Most useful feature to differentiate ECE and SPE is the accompanying stroma. | ||
DDx: | |||
*[[Endometrial hyperplasia with secretory changes]]. | |||
*[[Endometrium with hormonal changes]]. | |||
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