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=Specific types=
=Specific types=
==Endometrioid endometrial carcinoma==
==Endometrioid endometrial carcinoma==
*[[AKA]] ''endometrioid endometrial adenocarcinoma''
**Has gland formation.
===General===
*Good prognosis - usually.
*Women in 40s & 50s.
*Assoc. with estrogen excess.
**Typical patient is obese.
===Microscopic===
===Microscopic===
Features - endometrioid:  
Features - endometrioid:  
*Tubular glands.
*Tubular glands.
**Usually well-formed.
*Squamous metaplasia.
*Squamous metaplasia.
**Look for ''squamous morules'':  
**Look for ''squamous morules'':  
**Ball of cells with intensely eosinophilic cytoplasm, dyskeratotic cell(s) - ([http://www.diagnosticpathology.org/content/2/1/40/figure/F1?highres=y image of squamous morule with dyskeratotic cell (diagnosticpathology.org)]).
***Ball of cells with an intensely eosinophilic cytoplasm - '''key feature'''.
***Central nucleus.
***Intercellular bridges - may be hard to find.
***+/-Dyskeratotic cells.


Notes:
Notes:
*Dyskeratosis = abnormal keratinization;<ref>URL: [http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/dyskeratosis http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/dyskeratosis]. Accessed on: 5 September 2011.</ref> classically have intensely eosinophilic cytoplasm +/- nuclear fragmentation ([http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/karyolysis?db=medical&q=karyolysis karyorrhexis]) - see: [http://www.drmihm.com/pictures/Figure%203.jpg several dyskeratotic cells].
*Dyskeratosis = abnormal keratinization;<ref>URL: [http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/dyskeratosis http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/dyskeratosis]. Accessed on: 5 September 2011.</ref> classically have intensely eosinophilic cytoplasm +/- nuclear fragmentation ([http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/karyolysis?db=medical&q=karyolysis karyorrhexis]) - see: [http://www.drmihm.com/pictures/Figure%203.jpg several dyskeratotic cells].
*Squamous morules in endometrioid endometrial carcinoma - not assoc. with HPV infection.<ref name=pmid15333650>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Chinen | first1 = K. | last2 = Kamiyama | first2 = K. | last3 = Kinjo | first3 = T. | last4 = Arasaki | first4 = A. | last5 = Ihama | first5 = Y. | last6 = Hamada | first6 = T. | last7 = Iwamasa | first7 = T. | title = Morules in endometrial carcinoma and benign endometrial lesions differ from squamous differentiation tissue and are not infected with human papillomavirus. | journal = J Clin Pathol | volume = 57 | issue = 9 | pages = 918-26 | month = Sep | year = 2004 | doi = 10.1136/jcp.2004.017996 | PMID = 15333650 }}</ref>
Image:
*[http://www.diagnosticpathology.org/content/2/1/40/figure/F1?highres=y Squamous morule with dyskeratotic cell (diagnosticpathology.org)].


==Serous endometrial carcinoma==
==Serous endometrial carcinoma==
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