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Pathology of Endometrium: Benign Lesions, Preneoplastic Lesions and Carcinomas

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In this chapter the salient features of various benign lesions, preneoplastic lesions and different carcinomas of uterus are discussed along with microphotographs. Both the gross and microscopic figures are included to describe the lesions. In addition to gross figures, the microphotographs of cytology and immunohistochemistry of these lesions are also provided.

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Dey, P. (2019). Pathology of Endometrium: Benign Lesions, Preneoplastic Lesions and Carcinomas. In: Color Atlas of Female Genital Tract Pathology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-1029-4_4

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