Pregnancy-Related Peritoneal Ectopic Decidua (Deciduosis):
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Material and Method: A total of seven cases where decidualization was found in the peritoneal biopsy taken during pregnancy at the Baskent University Adana Research and Medical Center, Department of Pathology were included in this study. The clinical features of the cases were obtained from their clinical folders. The morphological findings were recorded and the peritoneal biopsies were analyzed with keratin Pan Ab-1, calretinin, vimentin, HMB-45 and progesterone receptor antibody for immunohistochemical analysis.
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