LAUCHLAN SC

ObjectivesBenign and malignant serous and endometrioid epithelial proliferations are found in the omentum, where their presence may be interpreted either as metastases from Müllerian tumors elsewhere or as primary peritoneal tumors. The pre…

The peritoneum is the matrix where benign and malignant proliferation of secondary müllerian epithelium occur. Endometriosis, endosalpingiosis, and endocervicosis are benign peritoneal neoplasms corresponding to endometrioid, serous, and mu…

Endosalpingiosis is defined as ectopic tubal epithelium and is considered homologous with endometriosis. In its usual form, the lesion is asymptomatic and has no serious prognostic associations. Recognition of endosalpingiosis, however, is …