{"paper_id":"da7351cb-99b0-449e-91b7-b1bf2994e3cf","body_text":"Abstract\nBenign diseases of the endometrium can be subdivided into three general categories: inflammatory, neoplastic, and functional abnormalities that may result in disturbances in the maturation pattern of the endometrium. The commonest symptoms are abnormal uterine bleeding, pelvic discomfort, and at times infertility.\nAccess this chapter\nTax calculation will be finalised at checkout\nPurchases are for personal use only\nPreview\nUnable to display preview. Download preview PDF.\nSimilar content being viewed by others\nReferences\nBianchi, F., Grechi, G., and Alamanni, V. Studio sulla frequenza e le espressioni istopatologiche della degenerazione maligna nei polipi del corpo uterino e comparativamente nei polipi della cervice. Arch. De Vecchi Anat. Pat. 48: 475, 1966.\nBosselman, K., and Schwarz, H. Cervical and endometrial polyps and carcinoma of female genital tract. Geburtshil f e Frauenheilkunde 32: 687, 1972.\nCadena, D., Cavanzo, F. J., Leone, C. L., and Taylor, H. B. Chronic endometritis. Obstet. Gynecol. 41: 733, 1973.\nDockerty, M. B., Smith, R. A. and Symmonds, R. E. Pseudomalignant endometrial changes induced by administration of new synthetic progestins. Mayo Clin. Proc. 34: 321, 1959.\nFarooki, M. A. Epidemiology and pathology of chronic endometritis. Int. Surg. 48: 566, 1967.\nHenderson, D. N., Hawkins, J. L., and Sitt, J. F. Pelvic tuberculosis. Am. J. Obstet. Gynecol. 94: 630, 1966.\nIsrael, S. L., Roitman, H. B., and Clancy, C. Infrequency of unsuspected endometrial tuberculosis. DAMA 183: 63, 1963.\nJones, W. E. Traumatic intrauterine adhesions. Am. J. Ob-stet. Gynecol. 89: 304, 1964.\nKistner, R. W. Endometrial Alterations in the Uterus. Int. Acad. Pathol. Monograph. Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1973.\nMeyer, W. C., Malkasian, G. D., Dockerty, M. B., and Decker, D. G. Postmenopausal bleeding from atrophic endometrium. Obstet. Gynecol. 38: 731, 1971.\nMishell, D. R., Jr., Bell, J. H., Good, R. G., and Moyer, D. L. The intrauterine device: Bacteriologic study of the intrauterine cavity. Am. J. Obstet. Gynecol. 96: 119, 1966.\nMoyer, D. L., Mishell, D. R., Jr. Reaction of the human endometrium to the intrauterine foreign body. II Long term effects on the endometrial histology and cytology. Am. J. Obstet. Gynecol. 111: 66, 1971.\nOber, W. B. Synthetic progestagen-estrogen preparations and endometrial morphology. J. Clin. Pathol. 19: 138, 1966.\nPeterson, W. F., and Novak, E. R. Endometrial polyps. Obstet. Gynecol. 8: 40, 1956.\nVasudeva, K., Thrasher, T. V., Richart, R. M. Chronic endometritis. A clinical and electron microscopic study. Am. J. Obstet. Gynecol. 112: 749, 1972.\nWolf, S. A., and Mackles, A. Malignant lesions arising from benign endometrial polyps. Obstet. Gynecol. 20: 542, 1962.\nEditor information\nEditors and Affiliations\nRights and permissions\nCopyright information\n© 1977 Springer Science+Business Media New York\nAbout this chapter\nCite this chapter\nDemopoulos, R.I. (1977). Benign Diseases of the Endometrium. In: Blaustein, A. (eds) Pathology of the Female Genital Tract. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-6143-6_13\nDownload citation\nDOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-6143-6_13\nPublisher Name: Springer, New York, NY\nPrint ISBN: 978-1-4757-6145-0\nOnline ISBN: 978-1-4757-6143-6\neBook Packages: Springer Book Archive\nKeywords\n- Benign Disease\n- Endometrial Polyp\n- Abnormal Uterine Bleeding\n- Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding\n- Synthetic Progestin\nThese keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.","source_license":"CC0","license_restricted":false}