title: [Giant-cell arteritis of the female genital tract].
abstract: One case of giant-cell arteritis involving the female genital tract of a post-menopausal woman is reported. The patient was a 75 year-old female, who presented anemia, fatigue, weight loss and a palpable abdominal mass. A hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy proved multiple uterine leiomyomas. The uterus, ovaries and tubes unexpectedly revealed extensive giant-cell arteritis of small and medium sized vessels. Giant-cell arteritis of the female genital tract is a rare finding that may occur as an isolated form or as part of generalized giant cell arteritis.
authors.affiliation: Servizio di Anatomia Patologica, OO.RR. di Bergamo.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Buzzi
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pezzica
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Crescini
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Sironi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sonzogni
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ziliani
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005831:Genital Diseases, Female / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013700:Giant Cell Arteritis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D018231:Leiomyomatosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D017698:Postmenopause; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014599:Uterus / Q000473:pathology
vernacular_title: Arterite a cellule giganti del tratto genitale femminile.