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Volume 4 Issue 4 (July - August, 2016)
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Assessment of uterus specimens- A Clinicopathological study | |
Paritosh Mohan, Sherry Kapur, Amit Varshney | |
Background: The uterus is prone to develop several non-neoplastic and neoplastic conditions during the life time of a woman. The present study was conducted to assess uterus specimens histopathologically. Materials & Methods: 58 uterus specimens were stained by the histotechnicians by routine stain of hematoxylin and eosin. Results: Age group 20-30 years had 3, 30-40 years had 16, 40-50 years had 34 and >50 years had 5 cases. Histopathological findings were endometrial hyperplasia in 3, atrophic endometrium in 5, endometritis in 8, endometrial hyperplasia in 1, adenomyosis in 2, benign leiomyoma in 10, chronic myometritis in 8, chronic cervicitis in 6, uterovaginal prolapse in 4, squamous cell carcinoma in 7 and inflammatory endocervical polyp in 3 cases. The difference was significant (P< 0.05). Conclusion: Most common uterus lesion was benign leiomyoma and chronic myometritis. Key words: Chronic myometritis, Squamous cell carcinoma, Uterovaginal prolapse |
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