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Endometrium
Clinical manifestations • abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB) • lower abdominal pain / pelvic pain • dysmenorrhea • infertility
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Abnormal uterine bleeding • Normal bleeding : menstruation
• Menstrual blood (normal cycle)
• 28 +/-7 days (21-35 days) interval
• 3-4 days (2-7) duration
• 35 ml (20-80) volume
LMP = the first day of last menstruation
Menarche 12 (8-16)
Menopause 40-55
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Abnormal uterine bleeding • Dysfunctional uterine bleeding
(DUB)
• Leiomyoma (myoma uteri)
• Adenomyosis
Dysfunctional uterine bleeding • no organic cause • hormonal imbalance • Ovulatory • Anovulatory
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Ovulatory • Inadequate proliferative phase • Inadequate secretory phase • Irregular shedding
Anovulatory • prolonged estrogen stimulation • proliferative endometrium in
secretory phase • endometrial hyperplasia
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Endometritis • abortion • postpartum • instrumentation • IUD Pyometra : pus accumulation in uterine cavity
Endometritis
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Endometritis
Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) Salpingitis Oophoritis Salpingo-oophoritis Tubo-ovarian abscess
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Endometriosis endometrial tissue in abnormal locations Theories • Regurgitation • Metaplastic • Lymphatic / vascular dissemination
Endometriosis
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Endometriosis
Adenomyosis • enclosed endometrial tissue in
myometrium • myometrial endometriosis
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Adenomyosis
Endometrial hyperplasia • perimenopausal period • hyperestrogenism • Stein-Leventhal syndrome • Granulosa cell tumor of ovary
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Endometrial hyperplasia • Simple hyperplasia : 0.5% - CA • Adenomatous hyperplasia • Atypical hyperplasia : 23% - CA • progestogen therapy • hysterectomy
Endometrial hyperplasia
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Endometrial hyperplasia
Endometrial tumors • Endometrial polyp : focal hyperplasia • Endometrial carcinoma • Stromal tumor
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Endometrial polyp
Endometrial carcinoma • perimenopause • hyperestrogenism • endometrial hyperplasia • High risk :
obesity, hypertension, DM, nulliparity
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Endometrial carcinoma • Endometrioid adenocarcinoma • Secretory carcinoma • Squamous cell carcinoma • Adenosquamous carcinoma • Mucinous carcinoma • Serous carcinoma
Endometrial carcinoma
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Endometrial carcinoma
Leiomyomas • most common benign tumor in
females : myoma uteri • locations : intramural, submucosal,
subserosal • Cellular leiomyoma • Atypical leiomyoma