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Four subtypes of endometrial hyperplasia exist. They can all lead to cancer, but different types have different risks. They are, in order from lowest to highest risk for developing cancer: Simple hyperplasia without atypia 1%, simple hyperplasia with atypia (~5%), complex hyperplasia without atypia (~20%), complex hyperplasia with atypia 40%. Patients with a diagnosis of complex atypical hyperplasia should always consider a hysterectomy.[[File:Glandular cystic hyperplasia of the endometrium - gland hyperplasia.jpg|thumb|Note the increased number of glands.|256x256px|left]]''We don’t have to know how to distinguish the different types or what atypia means in this context. The percentages in brackets are not to be known.''
Four subtypes of endometrial hyperplasia exist. They can all lead to cancer, but different types have different risks. They are, in order from lowest to highest risk for developing cancer: Simple hyperplasia without atypia 1%, simple hyperplasia with atypia (~5%), complex hyperplasia without atypia (~20%), complex hyperplasia with atypia 40%. Patients with a diagnosis of complex atypical hyperplasia should always consider a hysterectomy.[[File:Glandular cystic hyperplasia of the endometrium - gland hyperplasia.jpg|thumb|Note the increased number of glands.|256x256px|left]]''We don’t have to know how to distinguish the different types or what atypia means in this context. The percentages in brackets are not to be known.''


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. 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.
Three things point to that there is hyperplasia in this endometrial sample. The number of glands is increased compared to the normal, there is uterine stroma present, and 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 a ''curette''.
[[Category:Pathology 1 - Histopathology slides]]
[[Category:Pathology 1 - Histopathology slides]]