Leiomyomas in uterine remnants associated with vaginal agenesis.
A premenopausal woman with vaginal agenesis underwent surgery for leiomyomas in rudimentary uterine horns. Immunohistochemical study of surgical specimens revealed that progesterone receptors are distributed in the nuclei of a majority of the leiomyoma cells and in the nuclei of a minority of the myometrial cells. Estrogen receptors are not detected in the surgical specimens.
Maeda
K
K
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Osaka City University Medical School, Osaka, Japan.
Ishiko
O
O
Honda
K
K
Wakasa
K
K
Kawamura
N
N
Ogita
S
S
D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000737:chemistry; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008875:Middle Aged; D009215:Myometrium / Q000648:ultrastructure; D011960:Receptors, Estrogen / Q000032:analysis; D011980:Receptors, Progesterone / Q000032:analysis; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery / Q000648:ultrastructure; D014621:Vagina / Q000002:abnormalities*
D011960:Receptors, Estrogen; D011980:Receptors, Progesterone