Arias-Stella phenomenon

Arias-Stella phenomenon definition - medical

A·ri·as-Stel·la phenomenon (äˈrē-ä-stĕlˈə, ärˈyä-stĕˈyä)

noun
Focal, unusual, decidual changes in endometrial epithelium that consist of intraluminal budding, nuclear enlargement, and hyperchromatism with cytoplastic swelling and vacuolation. Also called Arias-Stella reaction.

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