title: Spinal intradural müllerianosis: a case report.
abstract: Müllerianosis is a term used to indicate lesions composed of an admixture of two or three types of müllerian-derivation glands in heterotopic sites. In this report we describe a case of spinal cord müllerianosis which occurred in a 42-year-old woman. The patient had suffered from catamenial lumbago and sciatica of three years duration before undergoing laminectomy of L2-L3 with excision of a polypoid mass that compressed nerve trunks. At histological examination, the lesion was composed of endocervical, endometrial and tubal glands within a smooth muscle nodule. These features were consistent with a diagnosis of müllerianosis. This is a very uncommon form of presentation of müllerianosis that must be correctly identified since patients can benefit from hormonal therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Human Pathology, University of Messina, Italy. valeriabarresi@hotmail.com
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Barresi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cerasoli
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Vitarelli
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Donati
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D004806:Ependymoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D018200:Mixed Tumor, Mullerian / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D009095:Mullerian Ducts / Q000473:pathology*; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000473:pathology*