Ovarian ligament adenomyoma: a case report.
BACKGROUND
Adenomyoma is a benign tumour composed of smooth muscle and benign endometrium. These tumours typically originate within the uterus. An extra-uterine adenomyoma is a rare entity.


METHODS
We report a case of extra-uterine adenomyoma of the ovarian ligament, which was an incidental finding during a total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy for a benign ovarian tumour in a postmenopausal woman. The mass was round with uterine-type smooth muscle and scattered functional endometrial glands and stroma.


CONCLUSIONS
Only seven other cases of an extra-uterine uterine-like mass are reported in the literature. There have been no cases of adenomyoma in the ovarian ligament reported until now.


CONCLUSIONS
It is most likely that this uterine-like mass arose from the tissues of the secondary müllerian system.
Choudhrie
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Padhar Hospital, Padhar, District - Betul, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Mahajan
N N
NN
Solomon
M V
MV
Thomas
A
A
Kale
A J
AJ
Mahajan
K
K
D018194:Adenomyoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008022:Ligaments / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery