Modern pathology : an official journal of the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, Inc

We report a unique case of rectal endometriosis mimicking solitary rectal ulcer syndrome. Several rectal biopsies were performed before the correct diagnosis of rectal endometriosis was made. The lesion had striking histologic features rese…

A 35-yr-old woman with a history of endometriosis and several recent episodes of hematuria was found to have an exophytic tumor arising from the mucosa of the posterior bladder wall. Microscopic examination showed a typical clear cell adeno…

Hormone therapy induces a variety of histologic changes in the endometrium. Histologic patterns encountered in the most commonly used hormonal regimens are described. Oral contraceptives are associated with inactive, atrophic, or pseudosecr…

The abnormal localized deposition of lipofuscin-laden macrophages in the lamina propria of the fallopian tube (pseudoxanthomatous salpingiosis) is reported in two women. In both cases there was evidence of longstanding endometriosis; necrot…