title: Isolated endometrial polypoid sarcoidosis in a post-menopausal patient: case report.
abstract: We report here the first case of isolated uterine endometrial sarcoidosis presenting as an asymptomatic polypoid lesion. A 52-year-old patient, who had her last menstrual period 2 years before, was submitted to an office hysteroscopy because of an ultrasonographic finding of endometrial thickening preceding hormonal therapy. A polypoid endometrial lesion removed by surgical hysteroscopy revealed chronic granulomatous endometritis. After excluding other granulomatous diseases, the diagnose of sarcoidosis was corroborated. The finding of polypoid endometrial sarcoidosis expands the differential diagnoses possibilities in case of endometrial polyps.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Julio Cesar
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Rosa e Silva
authors.forename: Ana Carolina Japur
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: de Sá Rosa e Silva
authors.forename: Flávia Maciel
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Aguiar
authors.forename: Omero Benedicto
authors.initials: OB
authors.lastname: Poli Neto
authors.forename: Francisco José
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Candido dos Reis
authors.forename: Antonio Alberto
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Nogueira
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D016889:Endometrial Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004716:Endometritis / Q000175:diagnosis; D004717:Endometrium; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011127:Polyps / Q000175:diagnosis*; D017698:Postmenopause; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014591:Uterine Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*