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Prolapsed and everted uterus following lavage which revealed swollen, hyperaemic and viable tissue
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No evidence of placental zoning or tissue necrosis, in particular gangrene, was noted (Figure 1).
Formalin-fixed perimetrial surface of uterine body revealing diffuse-to-coalescing polypoid lesions
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During surgery, the serosa of uterine body was noted to be diffusely thickened by multiple-to-coalescing white villous projections (Figure 2).
Cross-section of uterine body (u) revealing multiple polypoid perimetrial projections (p) (haematoxylin and eosin)
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Microscopic examination of the uterine body confirmed the presence of multiple nodular perimetrial proliferations of moderately loose connective tissue forming irregular polyps or plaques blending into the myometrium (Figures 3 and 4).
Polypoid structures blending with myometrium and containing (a) foci of angiogenesis and (b) regions of active fibroplasia (haematoxylin and eosin)
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Microscopic examination of the uterine body confirmed the presence of multiple nodular perimetrial proliferations of moderately loose connective tissue forming irregular polyps or plaques blending into the myometrium (Figures 3 and 4).