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One consulting slide from a 46 year old female with hysterectomy. The outside pathology diagnosis is inactive endometrium, adenomyosis and leiomyomata. But they send in one slide only to ask question about the adenomyosis.
The correct answer is...
The correct answer is Endometroid adenocarcinoma arising from adenomyosis
This fits the invasion by "Microcystic, elongated, and fragmented (MELF) glands" pattern. Because there is no endometroid adenocarcinoma in the endometrium, this case belongs to the endometroid adenocarcinoma arising from adenomyosis.
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Yilan Li, M.D., Ph.D. Resident, Anatomic Pathology (2019-2020) Mayo Clinic |
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Amy Clayton, M.D. Division Chair, Anatomic Pathology Mayo Clinic Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science |
