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Mouse Model of Surgically-induced Endometriosis by Auto-transplantation of Uterine Tissue
Published on: January 6, 2012
Xanthomatous endometritis
C Blanco1, F Fernández, L Buelta
1Department of Pathology, National Hospital Marqués de Valdecilla, University of Cantabria, Faculty of Medicine, Santander, Spain.
Summary
Xanthomatous endometritis, a rare condition with histiocytic cells in the uterine lining, may arise from hematometra with cervical occlusion. Foam cells are likely macrophages responding to retained endometrial hemorrhage.
Area of Science:
- Gynecologic pathology
- Endometrial disorders
- Histopathology
Background:
- Xanthomatous endometritis is a rare endometrial lesion.
- It is characterized by the presence of histiocytic cells (foam cells) within the endometrium.
- The condition is distinct from endometrial carcinoma.
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