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Endometrial Hyperplasia

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Pathology of the Female Genital Tract

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Endometrial hyperplasia is the result of persistent, prolonged estrogenic stimulation of the endometrium. The commonest cause is a succession of anovulatory cycles, but hyperplasia may also result from excessive endogenously produced, or exogenously administered estrogens.

Contributions on scanning electron microscopy of endometrial hyperplasia are by A. J. White and H. J. Buchsbaum.

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  1. New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA

    Ancel Blaustein (Clinical Professor of Pathology) (Clinical Professor of Pathology)

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Demopoulos, R.I. (1977). Endometrial Hyperplasia. In: Blaustein, A. (eds) Pathology of the Female Genital Tract. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-6143-6_14

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