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Xanthomatous endometritis.

C Blanco·F Fernández·L Buelta·F Garijo·J F Val-Bernal·S Sánchez
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A further case of xanthomatous endometritis, characterized by the presence of histiocytic cells in the endometrium, in the absence of carcinoma is described. This lesion seems to be a rare complication of hematometra with cervical occlusion. The foam cells would appear to be macrophages, components of a nonspecific inflammatory reaction, which have phagocytosed breakdown elements of retained endometrial hemorrhage.

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C Blanco, F Fernández, L Buelta, F Garijo, J F Val-Bernal, S Sánchez. 1989. Xanthomatous endometritis.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2803790/

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