Morphological changes in the amniotic epithelium in relation to placental weight and fetal maturity.

A series of 52 placentas from the 36th week of gestation up to post-maturity was studied. The amniotic epithelium was studied with special regard to the morphological signs of maturation known to occur during this period. The results of the dating were compared with the presumed clinical age of the pregnancy and with the placental weight.

The percentage of granulocyte-like cells in human oviduct epithelium.

The ratio of granulocyte-like cells to epithelial cells was examined in the fimbriae, ampullary, and isthmic regions of oviducts obtained from normal women of reproductive age, from postpartum women, from menopausal women, from women on combined oral contraceptives and from women with adnexal pathology. Only patients on oral contraceptives had a significantly high percentage of granulocyte-like cells as did one patient with acute salpingitis.

Endometrial biopsy interpretation. Shortcomings and problems in current gynecologic practice.

The analysis of 345 endometrial biopsies was carried out with special regard to the relation between pathologic findings and presenting symptoms or complaints. Only 52.4% of the biopsies showed microscopic features possibly related to the complaints.

Clinicopathologic implications and diagnosis of nongranulomatous nonspecific endometritis.

The analysis of 600 subsequent endometrial biopsies from urban gynecologic outpatient clinics was carried out with special regard to nongranulomatous and nonspecific endometritis. The total incidence of inflammatory changes reached 10.8%; after excluding all postabortion and puerperal endometria 9.

Chorionepitheliosis: A rare benign tropholblastic disease.

Chorionepitheliosis, a benign trophoblastic disease, is a rare entity since only 26 cases have been published. The diagnosis was made in two instances and microscopic, biological and clinical data are presented. The lesion must be distinguished from syncytial endometritis, chorioadenoma destruens and choriocarcinoma.