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| ==Anovulatory endometrium== | | ==Anovulatory endometrium== |
| ===General===
| | {{Main|Anovulatory endometrium}} |
| *Individuals usually perimenopausal.
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| *May be used as a synonym for ''[[disordered proliferative phase]]''.<ref>URL: [http://www.surgpath4u.com/caseviewer.php?case_no=382 http://www.surgpath4u.com/caseviewer.php?case_no=382]. Accessed on: 9 May 2013.</ref>
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| ===Microscopic===
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| Features:
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| *Shedding:
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| **Stromal condensation.
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| **Apoptotic endometrial epithelium.
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| *Weakly proliferative glands or non-proliferative glands.
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| DDx:
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| *[[Disordered proliferative phase]] - gland dilation.
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| *[[Simple endometrial hyperplasia]].
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| *[[Menstrual endometrium]] - should have mitoses,<ref name=Ref_DCHH237>{{Ref DCHH|237}}</ref> abundant [[PMN]]s.
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| ===Sign out===
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| <pre>
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| ENDOMETRIUM, CURETTAGE:
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| - FRAGMENTED PROLIFERATIVE ENDOMETRIUM WITH EVIDENCE OF SHEDDING, WITHOUT ABUNDANT
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| NEUTROPHILS, SEE COMMENT.
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| - NO EVIDENCE OF HYPERPLASIA.
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| - NEGATIVE FOR MALIGNANCY.
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| COMMENT:
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| The changes are compatible with anovulatory bleeding.
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| </pre>
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| <pre>
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| ENDOMETRIUM, CURETTAGE:
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| - PROLIFERATIVE ENDOMETRIUM WITH SMALL ROUND GLANDS AND SHEDDING, SEE COMMENT.
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| - BENIGN ENDOCERVICAL MUCOSA.
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| - NEGATIVE FOR HYPERPLASIA.
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| - NEGATIVE FOR MALIGNANCY.
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| COMMENT:
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| The changes are suggestive of anovulatory bleeding.
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| </pre>
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| <pre>
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| ENDOMETRIUM, BIOPSY:
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| - BENIGN ENDOCERVICAL POLYP WITH ACUTE AND CHRONIC INFLAMMATION, AND EVIDENCE
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| SUGGESTIVE OF EROSIONS (SIDEROPHAGES, INCREASED BLOOD VESSEL DENSITY).
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| - SMALL NONPROLIFERATIVE ENDOMETRIAL GLANDS WITH RARE NEUTROPHILS AND RARE
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| APOPTOTIC CELLS, WITH BALLS OF CONDENSED ENDOMETRIAL STROMA, SEE COMMENT.
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| - NEGATIVE FOR ENDOMETRIAL HYPERPLASIA AND NEGATIVE FOR DYSPLASIA.
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| COMMENT:
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| The changes are suggestive of anovulatory bleeding.
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| </pre>
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| <pre>
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| ENDOMETRIUM, ASPIRATION:
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| - PSEUDOSTRATIFIED ENDOMETRIAL EPITHELIUM WITHOUT APPARENT PROLIFERATION, WITH
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| APOPTOTIC CELLS AND LIMITED STROMA WITH RARE (STROMAL) CONDENSATION -- COMPATIBLE
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| WITH SHEDDING.
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| - MINUTE FRAGMENTS OF BENIGN ENDOCERVICAL EPITHELIUM.
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| - NO EVIDENCE OF HYPERPLASIA.
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| </pre>
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| ==Disordered proliferative endometrium== | | ==Disordered proliferative endometrium== |