Turkish Journal of Pathology

Türk Patoloji Dergisi

Turkish Journal of Pathology

Turkish Journal of Pathology

2009, Vol 25, Num, 1     (Pages: 049-052)

Tumor-like myxoid change in decidualized scar endometriosis of pregnancy: a case report and review of literature

Armağan GÜNAL 1, Uğur KESKİN 2, Güzin DEVECİ 1, Mehmet Salih DEVECİ 1, Müfit Cemal YENEN 2, Murat DEDE 2

1 Gülhane Askeri Tıp Akademisi, Patoloji, Anabilim Dalı, ANKARA, TÜRKİYE
2 Gülhane Askeri Tıp Akademisi, Kadın Hastalıkları ve Doğum Anabilim Dalı, ANKARA, TÜRKİYE

DOI: 10.5146/tjpath.2009.00961
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A case of cesarean scar endometriosis with myxoid change and decidualization in a 24 year-old pregnant is presented. Patient in the second trimester complained of mass in the scar tissue of previous cesarean section. At 40th week of gestation, pregnancy was terminated and subcutaneous mass was removed. Microscopic examination revealed a lesion with lobular pattern and prominent myxoid change in the stroma. Each lobule was containing dilated cystic spaces resembling lymphatic vessels. Also signet-ring like vacuolated cells were present in myxoid stroma. The diagnosis was decidualized scar endometriosis with myxoid change. However, histological features of the lesion may cause diagnostic confusion with benign or malignant tumors such as myxoma, myxoid sarcomas and mucinous adenocarcinoma. Immunohistochemical study and thus recognizing cellular characteristics could help to prevent this misinterpretation.

Keywords : Scar endometriosis, decidualization, myxoid change