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Pregnancy, Abortion, and Ectopic Pregnancy

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Diagnosis of Endometrial Biopsies and Curettings

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Recognition of the features of gestational endometrium, trophoblast, and villi, as well as the pathologic changes in chorionic tissues, is an important part of endometrial biopsy interpretation. Correct identification of gestational endometrium and placental tissue is important for several reasons. First, the presence of intrauterine products of conception generally excludes the diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy. Second, normal trophoblastic cells can appear atypical and even neoplastic, since they are primitive and highly proliferative. Third, identification of products of conception can help explain other pathologic states such as abnormal bleeding or chronic endometritis.

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  1. Crouse Irving Memorial Hospital, Health Science Center, State University of New York, Syracuse, NY, 13210, USA

    Michael T. Mazur M.D.

  2. Departments of Gynecology and Obstetrics and Pathology, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, 21287, USA

    Robert J. Kurman M.D.

  3. The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 21287, USA

    Robert J. Kurman M.D.

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Mazur, M.T., Kurman, R.J. (1995). Pregnancy, Abortion, and Ectopic Pregnancy. In: Diagnosis of Endometrial Biopsies and Curettings. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-3943-5_3

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