Items tagged “endometrium”
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Endometrial thickness
Endometrial thickness is a commonly measured parameter on routine gynaecological ultrasound and MRI. The appearance, as well as the thickness of the endometrium, will depend on whether the patient is of reproductive age or postmenopausal and, if of reproductive age, at what point in the menstrua...
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Endometrial hyperplasia
Endometrial hyperplasia is an abnormal proliferation of the endometrial glands and stroma, defined as diffuse smooth thickening >10 mm 13. One of the major concerns is the potential malignant transformation to endometrial carcinoma.
Epidemiology
Endometrial hyperplasia affects women of all age...
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Endometrial polyp
Endometrial polyps are benign nodular protrusions of the endometrial surface, and one of the entities included in a differential of endometrial thickening. Endometrial polyps can either be sessile or pedunculated. They can often be suggested on ultrasound or MRI studies but may require sonohyste...
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Cystic endometrial atrophy
Cystic endometrial atrophy is a benign process that can occur as part of tamoxifen-associated endometrial change.
Pathology
It is diagnosed histologically when multiple cystic spaces (dilated glands) lined with atrophic epithelium are present within a dense fibrous stroma.
At hysteroscopy, ...
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Ovarian tumours associated with endometrial thickening
There are several ovarian tumours associated with endometrial thickening and this is often due to oestrogenic effects of the ovarian tumour.
Such tumours include:
ovarian epithelial tumours
endometrioid carcinoma of the ovary
may have synchronous endometrial carcinoma or endometrial hyperpla...
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Sonohysterography
Sonohysterography, also referred as saline-induced sonohysterography (SIS), is an ultrasound technique that better characterises the uterine cavity and endometrium. It is particularly useful for evaluation of endometrial polyps.
Indications
fertility evaluation / recurrent pregnancy loss
intr...
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Endometrioid adenocarcinoma of the endometrium
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Published
30 Mar 2016
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Pathology
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Endometrial polyp with complex hyperplasia and atypia (Pathology)
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14 Apr 2016
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Pathology
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Multicystic endometrium induced by tamoxifen
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Published
29 Nov 2020
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Ultrasound