KROK 1 2018 – Question 13 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathomorphology
Histological investigation of the uterine scrape of the 45-year-old woman with disturbed ovarian menstrual cycle revealed increased number of endometrial glands, some of which are serrated, while others are dilated and cyst-like. Make the diagnosis:
- A. Glandular endometrial polyp
- B. Endometrial adenocarcinoma
- C. Atypical endometrial hyperplasia
- D. Endometrial cystic glandular hyperplasia
- E. Placental polyp
Hint
Weigh the architecture of the glands and the presence or absence of atypia or invasion, and link the picture to the hormonal disturbance mentioned in the stem.
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