Endometrial hyperplasia differential diagnosis

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Soujanya Thummathati, MBBS [2]

Differential Diagnosis

• Endometrial hyperplasia must be differentiated from the following which have similar appearances on an ultrasound:
  • Normal thickening during the secretory phase
  • Sessile endometrial polyp(s): may contain cystic spaces 4
  • Submucosal uterine fibroids
  • Endometrial cancer
  • Adherent intrauterine blood clot
  • Pregnancy (uterine as well as ectopic)