Turkish Journal of Pathology

Türk Patoloji Dergisi

Turkish Journal of Pathology

Turkish Journal of Pathology

2014, Vol 30, Num, 2     (Pages: 145-148)

Tumor-Like Cystic Endosalpingiosis in the Myometrium: A Case Report and a Review of the Literature

Seyran YİĞİT 1, Yelda DERE 1, Hakan YETİMALAR 2, Demet ETİT 1

1 Department of Pathology, Atatürk Training and Research Hospital, İZMİR, TURKEY
2 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Atatürk Training and Research Hospital, İZMİR, TURKEY

DOI: 10.5146/tjpath.2013.01176
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Endosalpingiosis is a disorder of the Mullerian system characterized by benign glands lined with tubal type epithelium and involves the peritoneum, subperitoneal tissues and retroperitoneal lymph nodes. Myometrial endosalpingiosis is very rare. A 44-year-old female presented to the hospital complaining of menorrhagia. Gynecological and radiologic examination revealed a pelvic mass 7.5 cm in diameter, suggestive of a leiomyoma with secondary cystic changes. The gross examination showed an intramural large cyst within the right fundic wall of the uterus. Microscopically, the cyst consisted of multiple micro-macro cysts lined with benign tubal epithelium. With these findings, the diagnosis was cystic endosalpingiosis. In this report, the clinicopathologic features of a cystic endosalpingiosis case located in the myometrium was presented with a review of the literature.

Keywords : Cystic endosalpingiosis of the uterus, Uterus, Cysts