Histological classification of endometriosis as a predictor of response to treatment.
Int J Gynaecol Obstet
; 82(1): 31-40, 2003 Jul.
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| ID: mdl-12834939
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
To evaluate the usefulness of the histological classification of endometriosis in predicting responses to treatment.METHODS:
We evaluated 412 biopsy specimens from 241 patients with pelvic endometriosis. Pain and infertility were evaluated before surgery. Disease location and stage of development were analyzed according to the 1985 American Society of Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) classification. Histological findings were classified as stromal, well-differentiated, undifferentiated, and mixed endometriosis. Clinical response to pain or infertility was evaluated.RESULTS:
Histological findings, disease location and stage of development, and response to treatment were compared. Undifferentiated endometriosis was more frequently associated with stages III/IV than the well-differentiated and stromal histological types. Pure or mixed undifferentiated patterns were more frequently associated with rectovaginal endometriosis. When considering pain symptoms, patients presenting well-differentiated or stromal histological patterns responded better to therapeutic treatment than those who presented undifferentiated histological patterns. There were no significant differences in cases related to sterility.CONCLUSIONS:
The histological categorization of endometriosis can help predict the behavioral patterns of the disease.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Endometriose
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Manejo da Dor
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Infertilidade Feminina
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2003
Tipo de documento:
Article