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| Issue : 3 | Page : 195-197 |
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Endometrial cartilaginous metaplasia: A case report with literature review
Sunita B Patil, Shilpa Narchal, Seema S More
Department of Pathology, D. Y. Patil Medical College, Kasaba Bawada, Kolhapur, India
Correspondence Address:
Sunita B Patil
Department of Pathology, D.Y. Patil Medical College, Kasaba Bavada, Kolhapur - 416 006, Maharashtra
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0976-7800.118994
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Endometrial metaplasias are of two types, epithelial metaplasia which is commonly encountered and stromal metaplasia, unusually seen. This includes formation within endometrial stroma, islands of smooth muscle, cartilage, and bone. Endometrial stromal (cartilaginous) metaplasias are conditions frequently overlooked and misdiagnosed. Hence, a careful clinical and histopathological examination is required to avoid the misinterpretation of non-tumor cartilaginous foci as a component of malignant neoplasm. Herein, we report a rare case of endometrial cartilaginous metaplasia which was an incidental finding in a 38-year-old female with third degree uterovaginal prolapse. |
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