Histopathological characteristics of adenomyosis: structure and microstructure.
Level 5 - mechanism / opinion, no new human data
Narrative review without systematic search or primary empirical data synthesis
PubMed 36808615 · doi:10.14670/HH-18-594
What was done
This narrative review summarizes the structural and microstructural histopathological features of adenomyosis, evaluates histological categorization frameworks, details clinical presentations of uncommon variants, and outlines tissue alterations following medical therapy based on existing literature.
What was found
The abstract reports no quantitative data, test performance metrics, or statistical estimates. It notes that while diagnostic accuracy has improved with emerging molecular markers, the gold-standard histopathological definition of adenomyosis remains controversial.
Why it matters
It provides a descriptive overview of adenomyosis tissue pathology, unusual presentations, and post-treatment histological changes to help contextualize diagnostic criteria.
Limits
The abstract describes a narrative review without systematic search protocols, quality assessment of cited studies, or primary quantitative data. Diagnostic thresholds and sample sizes are not reported.
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