Full Description
Reevaluation of tumor classification, differential diagnosis
and differential therapy based on modern knowledge. Revision
of all chapters to incorporate new facts based on recent
discoveries.
Contents
A. Methods of Obtaining, Preparing, and Interpreting the Endometrium.- 1. Indications for Curettage.- 2. Selection of the Proper Time for Curettage.- 3. Procedures for Obtaining Endometrial Tissue.- 4. Preparation of the Endometrial Specimen.- 5. Components of Curettings and Their Diagnostic Value.- 6. Statistical Analysis of the Histological Results.- B. The Normal Histology of the Endometrium.- 1. The Individual Structures.- 2. Histochemical Localization of Enzymes; the Reciprocal Action Between Enzymes and Hormones.- 3. Structural Changes Induced in the Endometrium by the Physiological Action of the Ovarian Hormones.- 4. Changes in Structures in the Endometrium During Nidation.- 5. The Endometrium Before Puberty.- 6. The Normal Menstrual Cycle and Its Possible Variations.- C. The Histopathology of the Endometrium.- 1. Morphological Effects of Circulatory and Coagulation Disturbances.- 2. Functional Endogenous (Hormonal) Disturbances.- 3. Exogenous (latrogenic) Changes of the Endometrium.- 4. Endometritis.- 5. Metaplasias and Related Changes.- 6. Neoplasms.- D. The Diagnosis of Normal and Pathologic Pregnancy from Curettings.- 1. The Early Intrauterine Pregnancy and Its Disturbances.- 2. The Endometrium Associated with Extrauterine Pregnancy.- 3. The Postpartum Endometrium.- References.
