Xanthogranulomatous endometritis: A benign uncommon masquerader of malignancy

Xanthogranulomatous endometritis is an uncommon benign lesion characterized by the destruction of endometrium and replacement by the sheets of foamy histiocytes, lymphocytes, plasma cells, multinucleated giant cells, fibrosis, calcification, and accompanying polymorphonuclear leukocytes. It is commo...

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Main Authors: Vipra Malik (Author), Debajyoti Chatterjee (Author), Bharti Goel (Author), Navneet Takkar (Author)
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Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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