Endometrial curettings

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Author: Mikael Häggström [note 1]

Grossing

  • Generally submit all tissue for microscopy, even larger volumes.
  • Look for products of conception if indicated from referral and/or history

Microscopy

Look mainly for:

Hyperplasia, atypa and/or malignancy

Microscopy report

Example in a normal case:

(Optionally: Benign endometrium and endocervical mucosa without significant histopathologic changes.) Negative for neoplasia or viral cytopathic changes.

Notes

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References

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  2. Rao, Shalinee; Sundaram, Sandhya; Narasimhan, Raghavan (2009). "Biological behavior of preneoplastic conditions of the endometrium: A retrospective 16-year study in south India ". Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology 30 (4): 131. doi:10.4103/0971-5851.65335. ISSN 0971-5851. 
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