A Case of Adenomyosis per se with a Uterine Weight of 475 g

Background: Adenomyosis alone usually does not cause significant uterine enlargement. Case: A 49-year-old woman underwent vaginal hysterectomy and pelvic reconstructive surgery for pelvic organ prolapse. Incidentally, she was found to have adenomyosis with a 475-gram uterus without any other uterine...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Gynecologic and obstetric investigation 2004-01, Vol.58 (4), p.216-218
Hauptverfasser:	Harmanli, Ozgur H., Shen, Ting, Zhu, Shaobo, Chatwani, Ashwin J.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biological and medical sciences Case Report Endometriosis - pathology Endometriosis - surgery Female Female genital diseases Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics Humans Hysterectomy, Vaginal Medical sciences Middle Aged Non tumoral diseases Organ Size Uterine Diseases - pathology Uterine Diseases - surgery Uterine Prolapse - surgery Uterus - pathology
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Zusammenfassung:	Background: Adenomyosis alone usually does not cause significant uterine enlargement. Case: A 49-year-old woman underwent vaginal hysterectomy and pelvic reconstructive surgery for pelvic organ prolapse. Incidentally, she was found to have adenomyosis with a 475-gram uterus without any other uterine histopathologic finding. To our knowledge, this is the largest uterus with adenomyosis alone ever reported. Conclusion: Extreme enlargement of the uterus is possible due to adenomyosis alone.
ISSN:	0378-7346 1423-002X
DOI:	10.1159/000080360