Diffuse vaginal adenosis associated with imperforate hymen.
A case of imperforate hymen associated with adenosis of the proximal surface of the obstructing membrane and of the vaginal wall is reported. The histogenesis of vaginal adenosis coexisting with congenital obstructive lesions is discussed, and the importance of careful follow-up of the patients with this type of anomaly is emphasized.
D000293:Adolescent; D004848:Epithelium / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006399:Hematocolpos / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D006924:Hymen / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology; D006984:Hypertrophy / Q000150:complications; D008679:Metaplasia / Q000150:complications; D014621:Vagina / Q000473:pathology*