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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Mar 20.
Published in final edited form as: Annu Rev Pathol. 2019 Sep 3;15:71–95. doi: 10.1146/annurev-pathmechdis-012419-032654

Figure 2.

Figure 2

Gross appearance and histology of deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE). (a) DIE involves fibro-adipose tissue, resulting in extensive scarring. (b) Discrete endometrial glands surrounded by fibrosis are evident in sections from the DIE shown in panel a. (c) Hematoxylin and eosin–stained section of DIE shows the presence of glands and endometrial-type stroma in soft tissue. (d) An example of superficial endometriosis showing involvement of the surface of a fallopian tube.