View source for 50. Carcinoma of the uterine corpus

[[File:Endometrial carcinoma prep front.jpg|thumb|Endometrial carcinoma prep front|353x353px]]'''Organ''': Uterus

'''Description''':

This preparation is made from a sagittal section of the uterus, which is why it may look weird. Three lesions are visible:

A thecofibroma, a benign ovarian tumor. It is yellowish.

An endometrial carcinoma. It shows all the typical characteristics of a malignant tumor, like lack of capsule, infiltrative border and poorly circumscribed.

A leiomyoma.

Diagnosis: Endometrial carcinoma, with thecofibroma and leiomyoma

'''Risk factors:'''

* Increased levels of oestrogen
* Metabolic syndrome
[[File:Endometrial carcinoma prep back.jpg|thumb|Endometrial carcinoma prep back|348x348px]]'''Theory''':

''Some teachers disagree that the thecofibroma is a thecofibroma. I don’t know what they suggest it actually is, though.''
[[Category:Pathology 2 - Macropreparations]]