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==Microscopic evaluation==
[[File:Endometrial histopathologies and cytopathologies.jpg|thumb|400px420px|Histopathologic and cytopathologic images.<br>(A) '''proliferative''' endometrium (Left: HE × 400) and proliferative endometrial cells (Right: HE × 100)<br>(B) '''secretory''' endometrium (Left: HE × 10) and secretory endometrial cells (Right: HE × 10)<br>(C) '''atrophic''' endometrium (Left: HE × 10) and atrophic endometrial cells (Right: HE × 10)<br>(D) '''mixed''' endometrium (Left: HE × 10) and mixed endometrial cells (Right: HE × 10)<br>(E): endometrial '''atypical hyperplasia''' (Left: HE × 10) and endometrial atypical cells (Right: HE × 200)<br>(F) '''endometrial carcinoma''' (Left: HE × 400) and endometrial cancer cells (Right: HE × 400).]]
The main objectives are:
*Confirm an endometrioid polyp.
*Look for signs of atypia or malignancy.
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File:Histopathology of non-complex endometrial polyp without atypia.jpg|'''Non-complex endometrial polyp without atypia''', with a thick-walled blood vessel in middle - typical of endometrial polyps. Glands are regular.
File:Histopathology of non-complex endometrial polyp without atypia, with tubal metaplasia.jpg|'''Non-complex endometrial polyp without atypia''', with tubal metaplasia (black arrow) and a thick-walled blood vessel (white arrow). The stroma is hemorrhagic.
