Abnormally thickened endometrium (differential)
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An abnormallyAbnormally thickened endometrium on imaging can result from may occur for a number of possibilities
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pregnancyreasons which may be categorised by whether or not they are related to pregnancy.Pregnancy-related
- early pregnancy, prior to sac being appreciated
( about(about 3-4 weeks of gestation) - retained products of conception: heterogenous with increased vascularity
- intra-uterine blood clot: heterogenous with no vascularity
- molar pregnancy: thickened with multiple small cystic spaces
- recent gestational state
- delivery(delivery)
- early pregnancy, prior to sac being appreciated
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non pregnancy relatedNon-pregnancy-related
- endometrial carcinoma: variable appearances
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endometrial hyperplasia:
usuallyusually uniformly hyperechoic and tends to be diffuse - endometrial polyp: usually uniformly hyperechoic and tends to be diffuse
- Tamoxifen related endometrial changes: variable appearances
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due to some ovarian tumours - see :ovarian tumours associated with endometrial thickening
See also
-<p>An <strong>abnormally thickened endometrium</strong> on imaging can result from a number of possibilities</p><ul>- +<p><strong>Abnormally thickened endometrium</strong> on imaging may occur for a number of reasons which may be categorised by whether or not they are related to pregnancy.</p><h4>Pregnancy-related</h4><ul>
- +<li>early pregnancy, prior to sac being appreciated (about 3-4 weeks of gestation)</li>
-<strong>pregnancy related</strong><strong> </strong><ul>-<li>early pregnancy, prior to sac being appreciated ( about 3-4 weeks of gestation)</li>- +<a href="/articles/retained-products-of-conception">retained products of conception</a>: heterogenous with increased vascularity</li>
-<a href="/articles/retained-products-of-conception">retained products of conception </a>: heterogenous with increased vascularity</li>- +<a href="/articles/intra-uterine-blood-clot-1">intra-uterine blood clot</a>: heterogenous with no vascularity</li>
-<a href="/articles/intra-uterine-blood-clot-1">intra-uterine blood clot </a>: heterogenous with no vascularity</li>- +<a href="/articles/molar-pregnancy">molar pregnancy</a>: thickened with multiple small cystic spaces</li>
- +<li>recent gestational state (delivery)</li>
- +</ul><h4>Non-pregnancy-related</h4><ul>
-<a href="/articles/molar-pregnancy">molar pregnancy</a> : thickened with multiple small cystic spaces</li>-<li>recent gestational state - delivery</li>-</ul>-</li>-<li>-<strong>non pregnancy related </strong><ul>- +<a href="/articles/endometrial-carcinoma">endometrial carcinoma</a>: variable appearances</li>
-<a href="/articles/endometrial-carcinoma">endometrial carcinoma</a> : variable appearances</li>- +<a href="/articles/endometrial-hyperplasia">endometrial hyperplasia</a>: usually uniformly hyperechoic and tends to be diffuse</li>
-<a href="/articles/endometrial-hyperplasia">endometrial hyperplasia</a> : usually uniformly hyperechoic and tends to be diffuse</li>- +<a href="/articles/endometrial-polyp">endometrial polyp</a>: usually uniformly hyperechoic and tends to be diffuse</li>
-<a href="/articles/endometrial-polyp">endometrial polyp</a> : usually uniformly hyperechoic and tends to be diffuse</li>- +<a href="/articles/tamoxifen-associated-endometrial-changes">Tamoxifen related endometrial changes</a>: variable appearances</li>
-<a href="/articles/tamoxifen-associated-endometrial-changes">Tamoxifen related endometrial changes</a> : variable appearances</li>-<li>due to some ovarian tumours - see : <a href="/articles/ovarian-tumours-associated-with-endomterial-thickening">ovarian tumours associated with endometrial thickening</a><ul><li><a href="/articles/endometrioid-carcinoma-of-the-ovary">e.g. endometrioid carcinoma of the ovary</a></li></ul>-</li>-</ul>- +<a href="/articles/ovarian-tumours-associated-with-endomterial-thickening">ovarian tumours associated with endometrial thickening</a><ul><li>e.g. <a href="/articles/endometrioid-carcinoma-of-the-ovary">endometrioid carcinoma of the ovary</a>
- +</li></ul>
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