Juvenile adenomyotic cyst of the corpus uteri with dysmenorrhea.
The clinical and pathological features of an apparently unique case of an endometrial cyst of the uterus are reported. The cyst was located within the myometrium of a 16-year-old woman suffering from dysmenorrhea. After excision of the cyst, patient's symptoms improved. On histological examination, the cyst most closely resembled an adenomyotic cyst.
Tamura
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tohaku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.
Fukaya
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Takaya
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Yajima
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D000293:Adolescent; D003560:Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D004717:Endometrium / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008595:Menorrhagia / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D014591:Uterine Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery