title: Life-threatening hemorrhage due to uterine vascular abnormality.
abstract: A case is reported of a 25-year-old woman stricken with prolonged and life-threatening menorrhagia from abnormal uterine vessels resembling hemangioma cavernosum. The condition was suspected at ultrasonic investigation. Hysterectomy was performed as an emergency operation.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D008595:Menorrhagia / Q000209:etiology*; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D014599:Uterus / Q000098:blood supply*