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Uterus and Fallopian Tube

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Uterine pathology represents a very important part of general surgical pathology, in both volume and complexity, essential to the pathologist in training. The fallopian tubes are common specimens in surgical pathology and have become subject of increased focus in gynecologic pathology as a possible precursor in a significant number of ovarian and primary peritoneal carcinomas. This chapter will aim to provide the main characteristics of nonneoplastic and neoplastic disorders of the uterine cervix, corpus, and fallopian tubes, with their diagnostic features and differential diagnoses. It is hoped that the information provided would serve as a guide to the interpretation of major pathologic entities of the uterus and fallopian tube.

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    The depth of invasion should not be more than 5 mm taken from the base of the epithelium, either surface or glandular, from which it originates. The depth of invasion is defined as the measurement of the tumor from the epithelial–stromal junction of the adjacent most superficial epithelial papilla to the deepest point of invasion. Vascular space involvement, venous or lymphatic, does not affect classification.

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  1. Department of Pathology, Providence St. Vincent Hospital, 9205 SW Barnes Rd, Portland, OR, 97225, USA

    Maritza Martel MD

  2. Department of Pathology, Yale New Haven Hospital and Yale University School of Medicine, 310 Cedar St. LH-22, New Haven, CT, 06510, USA

    Fattaneh A. Tavassoli MD

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  1. Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

    Liang Cheng

  2. Granger Diagnostics, A Division of Granger Genetics, North Chesterfield, Virginia, USA

    David G. Bostwick

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Martel, M., Tavassoli, F.A. (2016). Uterus and Fallopian Tube. In: Cheng, L., Bostwick, D. (eds) Essentials of Anatomic Pathology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-23380-2_31

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