Atypical polypoid adenomyoma

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Atypical polypoid adenomyoma (APA) is a rare uncommon benign tumour of the uterus.<ref name=pmid17050990>, 

 Atypical polypoid adenomyoma mimicking cervical adenocarcinoma., 
 J Low Genit Tract Dis, 
 
 Vol. 6(Issue: 1),
 pp. 33–8,
 DOI: 10.1046/j.1526-0976.2002.61007.x,
 PMID: 17050990,</ref>

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APAs are characterized by glands with abnormal shapes that: (1) often have squamous metaplasia, and (2) are surrounded by benign smooth muscle.<ref name="pmid17050990"/> Nuclear atypia, if present, is mild.

The microscopic differential diagnosis includes endometrial carcinoma and endocervical adenocarcinoma.

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