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2014, Volume 30, Number 2, Page(s) 145-148
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DOI: 10.5146/tjpath.2013.01176 |
Tumor-Like Cystic Endosalpingiosis in the Myometrium: A Case Report and a Review of the Literature |
Seyran YİĞİT1, Yelda DERE1, Hakan YETİMALAR2, Demet ETİT1 |
1Department of Pathology, Atatürk Training and Research Hospital, İZMİR, TURKEY
2Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Atatürk Training and Research Hospital, İZMİR, TURKEY |
Keywords:
Cystic endosalpingiosis of the uterus, Uterus, Cysts |
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.
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