Giorgia Foli¹, Bronagh Betts-Allen¹, Katie Boyle¹, Ciara Fitzpatrick¹ and Paul Hartel^2,3

¹Department of Life Sciences, Atlantic Technological University, Ireland
²Department of Pathology, Sligo University Hospital, Ireland
³Department of Medicine, West Virginia University, USA

*Corresponding Author: Paul Hartel, Professor, Department of Pathology, Sligo University Hospital, Ireland.

Received: July 07, 2025; Published: July 22, 2025

Abstract

In order to assess the risk of pre-malignant or malignant lesions in women with gland crowding on endometrial samples when full histologic criteria for endometrial hyperplasia are not met, we evaluated gland crowding incidence and follow-up samples in ambulatory gynecology clinics at Sligo University Hospital. Our results show that up to 20% of women with gland crowding may have a more sinister pre-malignant lesion on 6–12-month follow-up sampling. Identification of gland crowding on pipelle and curettage endometrial samples may help prevent endometrial cancer in these patients.

Keywords: Endometrial Gland Crowding; Benign Endometrial Hyperplasia; Atypical Endometrial Hyperplasia; Endometrial Intraepithelial Neoplasia; Endometrial Carcinoma

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Citation

Citation: Paul Hartel., et al. “Histologic Follow-Up of Endometrial Gland Crowding Shows Progression to Hyperplasia". Acta Scientific Women's Health 7.8 (2025): 62-65.

Copyright

Copyright: © 2025 Paul Hartel., et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.