Complex endometrial hyperplasia

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Complex endometrial hyperplasia
Diagnosis in short

Complex endometrial hyperplasia. H&E stain.
Site endometrium - see endometrial hyperplasia
Associated Dx obesity
Clinical history usu. premenopausal or perimenopausal
Symptoms abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB)
Prevalence common
Clin. DDx dysfunctional uterine bleeding (diagnosis of exclusion), endometrial carcinoma, atrophy
Complex endometrial hyperplasia
External resources
EHVSC 10169

Complex endometrial hyperplasia, abbreviated CEH, is a relatively common pre-malignant pathology of the endometrium.

It is generally subdivided into complex endometrial hyperplasia without atypia and complex endometrial hyperplasia with atypia.

Microscopic

Features:

  • Increase in size & number of glands + irregular shape - key feature.
  • Cell stratification.
  • Nuclear enlargement.
  • Mitoses common.
  • No nuclear atypia.

Notes:

  • Normal "gland-to-stroma ratio" is 1:3.
  • Two "touching" glands may be one gland in section.

DDx:

Endometrial carcinoma versus complex endometrial hyperplasia

Complex endometrial hyperplasia:

  • Non-confluent - glands distinct from one another.

Classic criteria for endometrial carcinoma

This is pimping material that shows up on exams.

Endometrial carcinoma has one of the following:[1][2][3]

  1. Desmoplastic stromal response.
  2. Confluent cribriform growth. †
  3. Extensive papillary growth. †
  4. Severe cytologic atypia. †

Note:

  • † There is a size cut-off for criteria 2, 3 and 4: > 2.1 mm.[2]

How to remember ABCDE:

  • Atypia Bad.
  • Confluent cribriform growth.
  • Desmoplasia.
  • Extensive papillary growth.


Images

Complex endometrial hyperplasia:

  • CEH - low mag.

  • CEH - intermed. mag.

  • CEH - high mag.

Squamous morules - commonly associated with hyperplasia and malignancy:

  • SM - high mag.

  • SM - very high mag.

  • SM - extremely high mag.

Fused glands suggestive of CEH in a polyp:

  • Endometrial polyp with fused glands - low mag. (WC)

  • Endometrial polyp with fused glands - intermed. mag. (WC)

  • Endometrial polyp with fused glands - high mag. (WC)

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ENDOMETRIUM, BIOPSY: 
- COMPLEX ENDOMETRIAL HYPERPLASIA.
-- NEGATIVE FOR CYTOLOGIC ATYPIA. 

ENDOMETRIUM, BIOPSY:
- SMALL FOCUS OF COMPLEX ENDOMETRIAL HYPERPLASIA WITHOUT ATYPIA, WITH
  SQUAMOUS MORULES.
- ENDOMETRIAL POLYP WITH ONE ATYPICAL GLAND AND A SQUAMOUS MORULE.
- SCANT ENDOCERVICAL EPITHELIUM WITHOUT APPARENT PATHOLOGY.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Nucci, Marisa R.; Oliva, Esther (2009). Gynecologic Pathology: A Volume in Foundations in Diagnostic Pathology Series (1st ed.). Churchill Livingstone. pp. 239. ISBN 978-0443069208.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kurman, RJ.; Norris, HJ. (Jun 1982). "Evaluation of criteria for distinguishing atypical endometrial hyperplasia from well-differentiated carcinoma.". Cancer 49 (12): 2547-59. PMID 7074572.
  3. ↑ URL: http://www.cap.org/apps/docs/committees/cancer/cancer_protocols/2011/Endometrium_11protocol.pdf. Accessed on: 12 January 2012.
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