Cystic myometrial lesion in the uterus of an adolescent girl.
The clinical course and radiographic appearance of a cystic myometrial lesion in a 13-year-old adolescent girl are described. Hormone suppression with continuous oral contraceptive (OC) pills resulted in partial regression of the lesion, as well as control of symptoms.
Fisseha
Senait
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Michigan Health Systems, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-0276, USA. sfisseha@umich.edu
Smith
Yolanda R
YR
Kumetz
Layne M
LM
Mueller
Gisela C
GC
Hussain
Hero
H
Quint
Elisabeth H
EH
D000293:Adolescent; D003278:Contraceptives, Oral, Hormonal / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003560:Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006727:Hormone Antagonists / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D009215:Myometrium / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014591:Uterine Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
D003278:Contraceptives, Oral, Hormonal; D006727:Hormone Antagonists