Histopathological challenges in the diagnosis of endometrial hyperplasia and carcinoma

Abstract

The classification of endometrial hyperplasias and neoplasms often causes diagnostic problems. This review aims to provide a broad overview of the terminology and microscopic features of endometrial hyperplasias, emphasizes the morphological features that are useful in categorizing these and in discriminating them from endometrial carcinoma. It also provides a brief summary of the variants of endometrial carcinoma. A more detailed discussion of endometrial hyperplasias and neoplasms can be found elsewhere.