title: Uterus-like mass of müllerian origin in the lumbosacral region causing cord tethering. Report of two cases.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India. sharmamehar@yahoo.co.in
authors.forename: Mehar Chand
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Chitra
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sarkar
authors.forename: Deepali
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.forename: Vaishali
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Suri
authors.forename: Ajay
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Garg
authors.forename: Sandeep
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vaishya
mesh_terms: 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