The endocervical canal is lined by columnar epithelium on a basement membrane. There are also endocervical glands, and its extension is influenced by age, parity and hormonal status. The Squamous […]
Endometrial hyperplasia is an overgrowth of endometrial glands, with different shapes and sizes, which causes increased endometrial thickness which results in a greather gland / stroma ratio than observed in […]
Narrow-band imaging (NBI) or “optical narrowband filter” is a novel system of endoscopic visualization in real time which significantly improves visualization of the vascularity and the tissue surface, allowing better […]
Osamu Sugimoto (Sugimoto, O. (1975). Hysteroscopic diagnosis of endometrial carcinoma A report of fifty-three cases examined at the Women’s Clinic of Kyoto University Hospital, American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, […]
Mixed Malignant Mullerian Tumors (MMMT) is biphasic neoplasms with endometrial epithelial and stromal components which are both malignant. The etiology is uncertain, although several immunohistochemical studies, based on changes in […]
Among the different hysteroscopic patterns that have been described to assess endometrial cancer, it seems especially interesting the one developed by Dr F. Coloma. This classification describes three hysteroscopic patterns: […]
