Turkish Journal of Pathology

Türk Patoloji Dergisi

Turkish Journal of Pathology

Ankara Patoloji Bülteni Archive

2001, Vol 18, Num, 1     (Pages: 054-056)

Endometrial calcification and Liesegang rings

A. Neşe Topal, Feza Kırımca, Kutsal Yörükoğlu

Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Patoloji Anabilim Dalı, İzmir


Calcifications in the glandular lumina and stroma of the uterine endometrium was observed in a hysterectomy specimen of a 32-years-old woman operated for uterine descencus. She had a history of exogen progesterone administration. Some of the calcifications resembled Liesegang rings. In this case report, benign endometrial calcifications and Liesegang rings and their pathogenesis and etiology are discussed.

Keywords : Endometrium, kalsifikasyon, Liesegang halkaları