Endometrial hyperplasia
| Endometrial hyperplasia | |
|---|---|
| Term | Endometrial hyperplasia |
| Short definition | Endometrial hyperplasia (EN-doh-MEE-baum-ul HY-per-PLAY-zhuh) An abnormal growth of the endometrium (the cell layer that lines the uterus). There are four types of endometrial hyperplasia: simple endometrial hyperplasia, complex endometrial hyperplasia, simple endometrial hyperplasia with atypia, and complex endometrial hyperplasia with atypia. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
Endometrial hyperplasia - (pronounced) (EN-doh-MEE-baum-ul HY-per-PLAY-zhuh) An abnormal growth of the endometrium (the cell layer that lines the uterus). There are four types of endometrial hyperplasia: simple endometrial hyperplasia, complex endometrial hyperplasia, simple endometrial hyperplasia with atypia, and complex endometrial hyperplasia with atypia. These vary in how abnormal the cells are and how likely the condition is to become cancerous
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