Arias-Stella reaction

Arias-Stella reaction
changes in cells of the endometrial epithelium consisting chiefly of bizarre-shaped hyperchromatic enlarged nuclei and loss of cellular polarity; cytoplasmic vacuolation is occasionally present. It is thought to be associated with presence of chorionic tissue in an intrauterine or extrauterine site and is sometimes seen in ectopic pregnancy.

Arias-Stella reaction in endometrial mucosa.


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