Diseases

Endometrial Hyperplasia

Benign proliferation of the ENDOMETRIUM in the UTERUS. Endometrial hyperplasia is classified by its cytology and glandular tissue. There are simple, complex (adenomatous without atypia), and atypical hyperplasia representing also the ascending risk of becoming malignant.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

Benign proliferation of the ENDOMETRIUM in the UTERUS. Endometrial hyperplasia is classified by its cytology and glandular tissue. There are simple, complex (adenomatous without atypia), and atypical hyperplasia representing also the ascending risk of becoming malignant.

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  • Endometrial Hyperplasias
  • Hyperplasia, Endometrial
  • Hyperplasias, Endometrial
  • Atypical Endometrial Hyperplasia
  • Complex Endometrial Hyperplasia
  • Simple Endometrial Hyperplasia
  • Atypical Endometrial Hyperplasias
  • Complex Endometrial Hyperplasias
  • Endometrial Hyperplasia, Atypical
  • Endometrial Hyperplasia, Complex
  • Endometrial Hyperplasia, Simple
  • Endometrial Hyperplasias, Atypical
  • Endometrial Hyperplasias, Complex
  • Endometrial Hyperplasias, Simple
  • Hyperplasia, Atypical Endometrial
  • Hyperplasia, Complex Endometrial
  • Hyperplasia, Simple Endometrial
  • Hyperplasias, Atypical Endometrial
  • Hyperplasias, Complex Endometrial
  • Hyperplasias, Simple Endometrial
  • Simple Endometrial Hyperplasias

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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  1. C12.050.351.500w.852.228w
  2. C12.100w.250w.852.228w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Endometrial Hyperplasia. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D004714. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D004714
  2. Endometrial Hyperplasia. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endometrial_hyperplasia
  3. Endometrial Hyperplasia. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q686574