3.4.3 Uterine Pathology Flashcards
What is this an image of?
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Endometrial adenocarcinoma with squamous differentiation
What are the clinical features and treatment of endometrial carcinoma?
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What is this an image of and what are the characteristics?
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What are the characteristics of the Secretory phase?
Last 14 days
Progesterone
Secretions
Coiled glands
Edematous stroma
What is endometrial hyperplasia?
Increase in the number of glands relative to the stroma (crowded glands)
Clinical importance - common cause of abnormal bleeding and precursor lesion of the most common form of endometrial carcinoma
What are the covered parts?
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What is this an image of?
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Villo-glandular adenocarcinoma
What are is the pathogenesis and clinical features of endometriosis?
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What is a leiomyoma?
Benign Smooth muscle tumor
What is the treatment of endometrial hyperplasia?
Hormonal - high dose progestins
Hysterectomy
Describe the progression of proliferative endometrium to Grade 1 uterine endometroid carcinoma.
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How will the stroma appear in the secretory phase?
Stromal edema
Prominent arterioles
Predecidualization
What is adenomyosis?
Endometrial glands an stroma in the myometrium
Pathology - glands and stroma, Gross - red soft areas in the myometrium
What is this an image of?
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Malignant Mixed Mullerian Tumor
What are the characteristics of leiomyosarcoma?
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What are these images of?
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Endometrial polyp w Complex hyperplasia
What is the difference between these?
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What are these images of?
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Leiomyosarcoma