FRONTIERS IN BIOSCIENCE;
HYPERPTROPHY OF THE MYOMETRIUM



Cross section

Cross section; close up

SCALE BAR=1cm

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Clinical summary: 56 year old female with repetative episodes of postmenopausal bleeding.

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Specimen: Hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy.
Site of lesion: Myometrium.
Characteristics of lesion: Thickened myometrium. No tumor was present in the uterus.