Uterus-like mass of müllerian origin in the lumbosacral region causing cord tethering. Report of two cases.
The presence of müllerian-origin tissue in the lumbosacral region is extremely uncommon. The authors report two cases of müllerian-origin tissue in that region. In the first case a 33-year-old woman harbored a conus medullaris mass lesion. Spinal dysraphism, tethered cord syndrome (TCS), and diastematomyelia were also present. In the second case a 24-year-old woman presented with low-back pain and a conus medullaris lesion, which was a cause of the TCS. Pathological examination in both cases revealed a uterus-like structure with evidence of fresh and old hemorrhage. The rarity of this lesion and its association with diastematomyelia requires documentation.
Sharma
Mehar Chand
MC
Department of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India. sharmamehar@yahoo.co.in
Sarkar
Chitra
C
Jain
Deepali
D
Suri
Vaishali
V
Garg
Ajay
A
Vaishya
Sandeep
S
D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008161:Lumbosacral Region / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008591:Meningomyelocele / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D018200:Mixed Tumor, Mullerian / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D009436:Neural Tube Defects / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D016135:Spinal Dysraphism / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery