Defining endometrial cells: the need for improved identification at ectopic sites and characterization in eutopic sites for developing novel methods of management for endometriosis.
Endometriosis is classically defined as ectopic growth of endometrial glands and stroma. Currently, histologic confirmation of laparoscopic findings is paramount for diagnosis of endometriosis and evidence is evolving suggesting that the pathogenesis of endometriosis is related to endometrial anomalies.
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Kathy L
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Division of Reproductive and Perinatal Research, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women's Health, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, Missouri 65212, USA. timmsk@health.missouri.edu
D018929:Cell Culture Techniques / Q000379:methods; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002828:Choristoma / Q000473:pathology*; D019468:Disease Management; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D004717:Endometrium / Q000166:cytology / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans