Advanced search
Publication Cover
Gynecological Endocrinology Volume 36, 2020 - Issue 5
Submit an article Journal homepage
226
Views
4
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
ENDOMETRIAL METAPLASIA

Extensive squamous metaplasia (morulosis) of the endometrium as a clinical and pathological problem: a case report and literature study

Monika KujdowiczDepartment of Pathology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland; Correspondence[email protected]
ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-8191-4239View further author information
ORCID Icon,
Tomasz MilewiczDepartment of Gynecological Endocrinology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, PolandORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-2452-0193View further author information
ORCID Icon &
Dariusz AdamekDepartment of Pathology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-5570-2259View further author information
ORCID Icon
Pages 460-464 | Received 02 Aug 2019, Accepted 19 Nov 2019, Published online: 10 Feb 2020

References

  • Terada T. Extensive squamous metaplasia (morules) of the otherwise normal endometrium: a case report with immunohistochemical studies. Int J Clin Exp Pathol. 2013;6(3):543–545.
  • Dutra FR. Intraglandular morules of the endometrium. Am J Clin Pathol. 1959;31(1):60–65.
  • Crum CP, Richart RM, Fenoglio CM. Adenoacanthosis of endometrium: a clinicopathologic study in premenopausal women. Am J Surg Pathol. 1981;5(1):15–20.
  • Blaustein A. Morular metaplasia misdiagnosed as adenoacanthoma in young women with polycystic ovarian disease. Am J Surg Pathol. 1982; 6(3):223–228.
  • Miranda MC, Mazur MT. Endometrial squamous metaplasia. An unusual response to progestin therapy of hyperplasia. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 1995;119(5):458–460.
  • Houghton O, Connolly LE, McCluggage WG. Morules in endometrioid proliferations of the uterus and ovary consistently express the intestinal transcription factor CDX2. Histopathology. 2008;53(2):156–165.
  • Okada S, Uchiyama F, Ohaki Y, et al. MRI findings of a case of uterine tumor resembling ovarian sex-cord tumors coexisting with endometrial adenoacanthoma. Radiat Med. 2001;19(3):151–153.
  • Nakamura T. Shadow cell differentiation from squamoid morule in endometrial adenoacanthoma. Int J Clin Exp Pathol. 2015;8(10):13120–13124. eCollection 2015.
  • Pekin T, Yildizhan B, Eren F, et al. Adenocarcinoma, adenoacanthoma, and mixed adenosquamous carcinoma of the endometrium. Eur J Gynaecol Oncol. 2001;22(2):151–153.
  • Abeler VM, Kjorstad KE. Endometrial adenocarcinoma with squamous cell differentiation. Cancer. 1992;69(2):488–495.
  • Connelly PJ, Alberhasky RC, Christopherson WM. Christo-pherson WM. Carcinoma of the endome-trium. III. Analysis of 865 cases of adenocarcinoma and adenoacanthoma. Obstet Gynecol. 1982;59(5):569–575.
  • Yin LJ. Prognostic factors of endometrial carcinoma: a study of 98 cases. Zhonghua Fu Chan Ke Za Zhi. 1993;28(3):150–152, 188.
  • Salvesen HB, Iversen OE, Akslen LA. Prognostic impact of morphometric nuclear grade of endometrial carcinoma. Cancer. 1998;83(5):956–964.
  • Kurman RJ, Carcangiu ML. Herrington, Young RH. WHO Classification of Tumours of Female Reproductive Organs. Lyon: Interna-Tional Agency for Research on Cancer; 2014.
  • Clement PB, Young RH. Endometrioid carcinoma of the uterine corpus: a review of its pathology with emphasis on recent advances and problematic aspects. Adv in Anat Pathol. 2002;9(3):145–184.

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Order Reprints Request Corporate Permissions

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

Request Academic Permissions

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.

Related research

People also read lists articles that other readers of this article have read.

Recommended articles lists articles that we recommend and is powered by our AI driven recommendation engine.

Cited by lists all citing articles based on Crossref citations.
Articles with the Crossref icon will open in a new tab.