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what pathology of the endometrium can present with bleedign   virtually all of them  
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estrogen signals what phase   proliferative  
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progesterone signals what phase   secretory  
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what happens to the stroma during the secretory phase   progesterone prevents it from shedding and it has a pseudodecidualized appearance  
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what does the stroma in post menopausal women look like   dense but thin  
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what do oral contraceptive do to the glands and stroma   glands are small and inactive and the stroma is predecidualized  
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most common cause of abnormal bleeding   anovulation  
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what is the histiological explanation for dysfunctional uterine bleeding   estrogen stimulation without subsequent progesterone to shed the lining  
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Acute endometriosis   often s. aureus, strep or gonorrhea that occurs postpartum or post abortion (remaining placental parts)  
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histology of acute endometriosis   neutrophils in stroma microabscess and filling gland lumens  
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Chronic endometriosis   may be due to infections (chlam or gon) or trauma from IUD or leiomyomata emboli  
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histology of chronic endometriosis   infiltrate of plasma cells not neutrophils like acute  
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endometrial Polyp   common benign may cause irregular bleeding  
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what is an endometrial polyp histiologically   dilated gland with fibrotic stroma and thick walled vessel  
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Adenomyosis   when ENDOMETRIAL gland is found within the MYOMETRIUM  
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Endometrial Hyperplasia   in perimenopausal women as a result of increased estrogen due to proliferation of the glands  
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when is endometrial hyperplasia considered to be premalignant   when there is cellular atypia  
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Endometrial Adenocarcinoma   4th most frequent cancer in women with excess estrogen being the main association based on obesity, therapy, age of menopause, anovulation, tamoxifen)  
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what percent of patients with adenocarcinoma are postmenopausal   75%  
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who is the typical adenocarcinoma patient   obese women with chronic anovulation (Polycystic ovarian disease) who is postmenopausal  
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most common type of adenocarcinoma   endometrioid  
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Endometrioid Adenocarcinoma   hyperplasial version of endometrial adenocarcinoma  
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Uterine papillary serous carcinoma   worse prognosis atrophic version of endometrial adenocarcinoma  
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what is the difference in prognosis between endometroid and UPSC (adenocarcinomas of the endometrium)   UPSC has a much worse prog. Endometroid have 90% 5 year with 75% presenting in stage 1  
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Leiomyomas   benign fibroids MOST COMMON NEOPLASM IN WOMEN (25% of premenopausal)  
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how do leiomyomas appear   whorled tan-white interlaces smooth muscle  
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Leiomyosarcomas   Malignant mets to lung liver and brain within 2 years of diagnosis unlike leiomyomas they have focal hemorrhage necrosis and cytological atypia  
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Malignant Mixed Mullerian Tumor   often in elderly women with polypoid mass coming from the endometrium and protruding through the cervix (poor prog - mix of leiomyosarcoma, rhabdomyosarcoma and osteosarcoma)  
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