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*The microscopic correlation of ''chocolate cyst'' is: light brown acellular material; this can be considered as a substitute for (3) - ''hemosiderin-laden macrophages''. | *The microscopic correlation of ''chocolate cyst'' is: light brown acellular material; this can be considered as a substitute for (3) - ''hemosiderin-laden macrophages''. | ||
*Epithelial component may have tubal metaplasia.<ref name=pmid17592255>{{cite journal |author=Clement PB |title=The pathology of endometriosis: a survey of the many faces of a common disease emphasizing diagnostic pitfalls and unusual and newly appreciated aspects |journal=Adv Anat Pathol |volume=14 |issue=4 |pages=241–60 |year=2007 |month=July |pmid=17592255 |doi=10.1097/PAP.0b013e3180ca7d7b |url=}}</ref> | *Epithelial component may have tubal metaplasia.<ref name=pmid17592255>{{cite journal |author=Clement PB |title=The pathology of endometriosis: a survey of the many faces of a common disease emphasizing diagnostic pitfalls and unusual and newly appreciated aspects |journal=Adv Anat Pathol |volume=14 |issue=4 |pages=241–60 |year=2007 |month=July |pmid=17592255 |doi=10.1097/PAP.0b013e3180ca7d7b |url=}}</ref> | ||
*Endometriosis may mimic cancer - see image below. | *Endometriosis may mimic [[cancer]] - see image below. | ||
*If it is just endometrial type glands... it is probably [[endosalpingiosis]]. | *If it is just endometrial type glands... it is probably [[endosalpingiosis]]. | ||