Apoptosis-the onset of menstruation is an example of orderly, programmed cell death (apoptosis) through hormonal stimuli.the endometrium breaks down, sloughs off, and then regenerates. caseous necrosis is typical of granulomatous inflammation, resulting most commonly from mycobacterial infection. heterophagocytosis is typified by the clearing of anarea of necrosis through macrophage ingestion of the necrotic cells. with cellular atrophy, there is often no visible necrosis, but the tissues shrink, something that occurs in the endometrium after menopause. liquefactive necrosis can occur in any tissue after acute bacterial infection or in the brain after ischemia.bp7 2628bp8 1922pbd7 2627pbd8 25