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Organ: Uterus
Description:
There are two lesions here:
A leiomyoma on the top of the slide, which has been cut sagittally. It shows all the characteristics of a benign tumor, like being encapsulated, having an expansile border and being well-demarcated. It is also lobulated.
An endometrial polyp. This polyp is greyish and pedunculated.
Diagnosis: Leiomyoma and endometrial polyp
Risk factors:
- Leiomyoma
- Nulliparity
- Early onset of menstruation
- Women in reproductive age
- Endometrial polyp
- Obesity
- Hypertension
Theory:
Nothing in particular.