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===Diagnosis===
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File:Pie chart of relative incidences of endometrial carcinoma.png|Relative incidences of endometrial carcinomas by histopathology, being '''endometrioid ''' in a majority of cases.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Mendivil|first1=Alberto|last2=Schuler|first2=Kevin M.|last3=Gehrig|first3=Paola A.|title=Non-Endometrioid Adenocarcinoma of the Uterine Corpus: A Review of Selected Histological Subtypes|journal=Cancer Control|volume=16|issue=1|year=2009|pages=46–52|issn=1073-2748|doi=10.1177/107327480901600107}}</ref> Endometrioid carcinoma has patterns reminiscent of normal endometrium, with many new glands formed from columnar epithelium with some abnormal nuclei:
File:Histopathology of low-grade (FIGO grade 1) endometrial endometrioid adenocarcinoma.png|'''Endometrioid adenocarcinoma'''<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Stewart|first1=Colin J.R.|last2=Crum|first2=Christopher P.|last3=McCluggage|first3=W. Glenn|last4=Park|first4=Kay J.|last5=Rutgers|first5=Joanne K.|last6=Oliva|first6=Esther|last7=Malpica|first7=Anais|last8=Parkash|first8=Vinita|last9=Matias-Guiu|first9=Xavier|last10=Ronnett|first10=Brigitte M.|title=Guidelines to Aid in the Distinction of Endometrial and Endocervical Carcinomas, and the Distinction of Independent Primary Carcinomas of the Endometrium and Adnexa From Metastatic Spread Between These and Other Sites|journal=International Journal of Gynecological Pathology|volume=38|year=2019|pages=S75–S92|issn=0277-1691|doi=10.1097/PGP.0000000000000553}}<br>- "Figures - available via license: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International"</ref>, with low-grade being distinguished from hyperplasia with atypia by the presence of glandular crowding with endometrial stromal exclusion, and significant cribriform, confluent glandular, labyrinthine, papillary/villoglandular, or non-squamous solid architecture.<ref name="RabbanGilks2019">{{cite journal|last1=Rabban|first1=Joseph T.|last2=Gilks|first2=C. Blake|last3=Malpica|first3=Anais|last4=Matias-Guiu|first4=Xavier|last5=Mittal|first5=Khush|last6=Mutter|first6=George L.|last7=Oliva|first7=Esther|last8=Parkash|first8=Vinita|last9=Ronnett|first9=Brigitte M.|last10=Staats|first10=Paul|last11=Stewart|first11=Colin J.R.|last12=McCluggage|first12=W. Glenn|title=Issues in the Differential Diagnosis of Uterine Low-grade Endometrioid Carcinoma, Including Mixed Endometrial Carcinomas|journal=International Journal of Gynecological Pathology|volume=38|year=2019|pages=S25–S39|issn=0277-1691|doi=10.1097/PGP.0000000000000512}}</ref>
File:Histopathology of complex hyperplasia with atypia.jpg|'''Complex hyperplasia with atypia''' for comparison: Sparse intervening stroma.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Rao|first1=Shalinee|last2=Sundaram|first2=Sandhya|last3=Narasimhan|first3=Raghavan|title=Biological behavior of preneoplastic conditions of the endometrium: A retrospective 16-year study in south India|journal=Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology|volume=30|issue=4|year=2009|pages=131|issn=0971-5851|doi=10.4103/0971-5851.65335}}<br>- [https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Closely-packed-endometrial-glands-with-sparse-intervening-stroma-and-stratification-of_fig2_46256480 Figure- available via license: Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic]</ref>
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File:Histopathology of low-grade (FIGO grade 1) endometrial endometrioid adenocarcinoma.png|'''Grade 1'''<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Stewart|first1=Colin J.R.|last2=Crum|first2=Christopher P.|last3=McCluggage|first3=W. Glenn|last4=Park|first4=Kay J.|last5=Rutgers|first5=Joanne K.|last6=Oliva|first6=Esther|last7=Malpica|first7=Anais|last8=Parkash|first8=Vinita|last9=Matias-Guiu|first9=Xavier|last10=Ronnett|first10=Brigitte M.|title=Guidelines to Aid in the Distinction of Endometrial and Endocervical Carcinomas, and the Distinction of Independent Primary Carcinomas of the Endometrium and Adnexa From Metastatic Spread Between These and Other Sites|journal=International Journal of Gynecological Pathology|volume=38|year=2019|pages=S75–S92|issn=0277-1691|doi=10.1097/PGP.0000000000000553}}<br>- "Figures - available via license: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International"</ref>
File:Histopathology of endometrial adenocarcinoma, endometrioid type.jpg|'''Grade 2'''.
File:Histopathology of grade 2 endometrioid endometrial adenocarcinoma with mucinous differentiation, low magnification.jpg|'''Grade 2''' (with mucinous differentiation)<ref group=notes>Mucinous endometrioid adenocarcinoma is an altered differentiation / metaplasia with intracytoplasmic mucin (intraluminal mucin pooling does not qualify).<br>- {{cite web|url=http://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/uterusendometrioid.html|title=Uterus - Carcinoma - Endometrioid carcinoma|author=Aarti Sharma, M.D., Ricardo R. Lastra, M.D.|website=PathologyOutlines}} Topic Completed: 3 September 2020. Minor changes: 21 September 2020</ref>
File:Histopathology of FIGO grade 3 endometrioid carcinoma of the endometrium with glandular architecture.png|'''Grade 3''', with glandular architecture.<ref name=Murali2019/>
File:Histopathology of solid FIGO grade 3 endometrioid carcinoma of the endometrium.png|3 endometrioid carcinoma|'''Grade 3''', with solid architecture.<ref name=Murali2019>{{cite journal| author=Rajmohan Murali, M.B.B.S., M.D., F.R.C.P.A., Ben Davidson, M.D., Ph.D., Oluwole Fadare, M.D., Joseph A. Carlson, M.D., Ph.D., Christopher P. Crum, M.D., C. Blake Gilks, M.D., Julie A. Irving, M.D., F.R.C.P.C., Anais Malpica, M.D., Xavier Matias-Guiu, M.D., Ph.D., W. Glenn McCluggage, F.R.C.Path., Khush Mittal, M.D., Esther Oliva, M.D., Vinita Parkash, M.D., Joanne K. L. Rutgers, M.D., Paul N. Staats, M.D., Colin J. R. Stewart, M.D., Carmen Tornos, M.D., and Robert A. Soslow, M.D. | title=High-grade Endometrial Carcinomas: Morphologic and Immunohistochemical Features, Diagnostic Challenges and Recommendations. | journal=Int J Gynecol Pathol | year= 2019 | volume= 38 Suppl 1 | issue= | pages= S40-S63 | pmid=30550483 | doi=10.1097/PGP.0000000000000491 | pmc=6296248 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=30550483 }}<br>- "This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0 (CCBY), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited."</ref> Carcinomas with identifiable endometrial component, and with over 50% solid architecture should be classified as grade 3 endometrioid carcinoma.<ref name=Murali2019/>
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:{{Comprehensive-begin}}Also perform '''nuclear grading:'''{{Comprehensive-end}}
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File:Histopathology of endometrioid cancer, grade 1, nuclear grade 1.jpg|'''Nuclear grade 1''': Oval, mildly enlarged nucleus with evenly distributed chromatin.{{MH}}<ref name="pmid22496699">{{cite journal| author=Nofech-Mozes S, Ismiil N, Dubé V, Saad RS, Ghorab Z, Grin A | display-authors=etal| title=Interobserver agreement for endometrial cancer characteristics evaluated on biopsy material. | journal=Obstet Gynecol Int | year= 2012 | volume= 2012 | issue= | pages= 414086 | pmid=22496699 | doi=10.1155/2012/414086 | pmc=3306930 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=22496699 }} </ref>
File:Histopathology of endometrioid cancer, grade 1, nuclear grade 2.jpg|'''Nuclear grade 2''': Intermediate features.{{MH}}<ref name="pmid22496699"/>
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*'''Nuclear grade 3''': Markedly enlarged and pleomorphic nuclei, with coarse chromatin and distinct nucleoli.<ref name="pmid22496699"/>
===Staging===
If possible, perform '''staging''' by the FIGO system:<ref>{{cite web |title=Stage Information for Endometrial Cancer |url=http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/endometrial/HealthProfessional/page3 |publisher=National Cancer Institute |access-date=23 April 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140406044240/http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/endometrial/HealthProfessional/page3 |archive-date=6 April 2014 |date=January 1980 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK525981/|title=Endometrial Cancer|author=Murray J. Casey; Garth K. Summers; David Crotzer.|website=StatPearls, National Center for Biotechnology Information}} Last Update: July 13, 2020</ref>
[[File:Histopathology of grade 2 endometrioid endometrial cancer with myometrial invasion.jpg|thumb|230px|For biopsies, at least look for myometrial invasion (pictured).]][[File:Histopathology of endometrial cancer with lymphovascular invasion.jpg|thumb|230px|Generally look for '''lymphovascular invasion''' (pictured) as well.]]
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