Table 2 Histopathologic findings

From: Endometriosis involving the mucosa of the intestinal tract: a clinicopathologic study of 15 cases

Case

Spec.

Mural

EM gland

Mucosa

Final Dx

   

Type

Meta.

Cyst

Replace surface

Hyperp/Ca

Activity

Crypt distort

Eros/ulcer

Vessels (*)

Hemo

 

1

BX

M

P

Sq, cilia

Y

N

CAH

N

Y

Ulcer

N

Y

Ulcerated, inflamed EM w/ CAH

2

Bx

M

P

Cilia

N

N

N

N

Y

N

N

N

EM

3

Bx

M/SM

N/A

N

N

N

N

N

Y

Eros

Y

N

Stromal EM

4

Bx

M

P

Cilia

N

Y

N

Y

Y

N

N

Y

EM

5

Bx

M

P

Sq, cilia

N

Y

N

Y

Y

N

Y

Y

EM

6

Bx

M

P

Cilia, hobnail

N

Y

CAH

Y

Y

Ulcer

Y

Y

EM w/ CAH

7

Bx

M

P

Cilia

N

Y

N

Y

Y

Ulcer

Y

N

EM

8

R

M/SM/MP/ST

P

Cilia

Y

Y

CAH with stromal atypia

Y

Y

Eros

Y

Y

EM w/ focal CAH & evolving LG carcinosarc

9

R

M/SM/MP/ST

P

Cilia

Y

N

N

Y

Y

Eros

Y

N

EM

10

R

M/SM/MP/ST

P, I

Mucin.

Y

N

N

N

Y

N

N

N

EM

11

R

M/SM/MP

P

Cilia

Y

N

N

N

Y

N

N

N

EM

12

R

M/SM/MP

P

Eosino.

Y

Y

N

N

Y

N

N

N

EM

13

R

M/SM/MP

P

Cilia

Y

N

N

N

Y

N

N

N

EM

14

R

M/SM/MP/ST

P

Sq

Y

Y

EMC

N

Y

N

N

N

EMC

15

R

M/SM/MP/ST

P, I

Cilia, mucin.

Y

Y

N

Y

Y

Eros

Y

Y

EM

  1. Abbreviations: Bx, biopsy; Ca, cancer; carcinosarc, carcinosarcoma; CAH, complex atypical hyperplasia; Cilia, ciliated; Dx, diagnosis; EM, endometriosis; EMC, endometrioid adenocarcinoma; Eosino, eosinophilic; Eros, erosion; Hemo, hemorrhage; Hyperp, hyperplasia; I, inactive; LG, low grade; M, mucosa; Meta, metaplasia; MP, muscularis propria; mucin, mucinous; N, no vascular changes; P, proliferative; R, resection; SM, submucosa; Spec, specimen; Sq, squamous; ST, subserosal soft tissue; Vessels(*)-Y; thickened vessels with congestion.
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