Endometriosis (lymph node)

 

 

These low and high magnification photos of a regional lymph node reveal the presence of endometrial tissue.

This is difficult to explain by two theories (regurgitation-implantation and metaplasia) advanced as the mechanism

of origin of endometriosis. A picture such as this must be kept in mind when staging pelvic cancer.

 

1 minute clinical correlation

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