Table 5.
EP histological pattern
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EP histology |
Stromal atypia, explained as pleomorphism, and categorized as mild, moderate, and severe. |
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Glandular crowding, explained as the existence of discrete foci measuring at least 0.5 mm whither gland/stroma proportion overrunned 50%, and which was devoid of any cytological delimitation. | |
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Infarction, explained as zones of necrosis, sharply defined zones of acellular hyalinization, and diverse other changes [63]. | |
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Periglandular condensation of stromal cells, distinct from the background away from glands. | |
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Diffuse stromal hypercellularity, explained as a level of cellularity that is similar with endometrial stroma in the proliferative stage in most of the polyps. | |
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Prominent thick-walled vessels in most fragments of the polyp. | |
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Bizarre stromal cells, different from severe atypia, based on multinucleation concurrent with hyperchromasia [64]. | |
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Stroma predominant fragments, explained as EP fragments with only minimal (<10%) epithelium. | |
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Intraglandular stromal papillation, explained as stromal protrusion within glandular spaces irrespective of the extent [65]. |
Adapted from [54]. EP: Endometrial polyp.