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We don’t have to know how to distinguish the different types or what atypia means. The percentages in brackets are not to be known. Patients with a diagnosis of complex atypical hyperplasia should always consider a hysterectomy.
We don’t have to know how to distinguish the different types or what atypia means. The percentages in brackets are not to be known. Patients with a diagnosis of complex atypical hyperplasia should always consider a hysterectomy.


Three things point to that there is hyperplasia in this endometrial sample:
Three things point to that there is hyperplasia in this endometrial sample. The number of glands is increased compared to the physiological, there is uterine stroma present, and we can see cystic dilation in some of the glands.


* The number of glands is increased compared to the physiological
Cystic dilation means that some glands have a large lumen. If there was no stroma present it would indicate cancer. Curettage is a method of scraping tissues using an instrument called a curette.
* There is uterine stroma present
* We can see cystic dilation in some of the glands.
 
Cystic dilation means that some glands have a large lumen. If there was no stroma present it would indicate cancer.
 
Curettage is a method of scraping tissues using an instrument called a curette.
[[Category:Pathology 1 - Histopathology slides]]
[[Category:Pathology 1 - Histopathology slides]]