title: Xanthogranulomatous inflammation of the female genital tract.
abstract: We describe three cases of xanthogranulomatous inflammation in the female genital tract--one affecting endometrium, tube and ovary, one affecting tube, ovary and parametrium and one confined to the endometrium. To date, xanthogranulomatous inflammation in the female genital tract has been reported in a total of 19 cases including the present three. The inflammation most often affects the endometrium but involvement of the vagina, cervix, fallopian tube and ovary may also occur.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Pathology, Svendborg County Hospital, Denmark.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ladefoged
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lorentzen
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004717:Endometrium / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005831:Genital Diseases, Female / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007249:Inflammation / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D010053:Ovary / Q000473:pathology; D014973:Xanthomatosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*