title: Obstructive mucocele of the cervix after subtotal hysterectomy. A case report.
abstract: A benign obstructive mucocele of the cervix presented as a pelvic mass after a subtotal hysterectomy. Hypertrophy of the smooth muscle of the leiomyoma, under the influence of circulating estrogen, resulted in distortion and obstruction of the endocervical canal, forming a mucocele.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hutzel Hospital/Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48201.
authors.forename: V K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Malviya
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Budev
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Drabecki
authors.forename: C D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Stephenson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D009078:Mucocele / Q000209:etiology*; D002577:Uterine Cervical Diseases / Q000209:etiology*