title: Infiltrating adenomyosis of the cervix with features of a low-grade stromal sarcoma: a case report and a literature review.
abstract: Adenomyosis is a common, non-neoplastic, chronic gynecologic disorder that is detected in 5% to 70% of hysterectomy specimens. It is characterized by the presence of ectopic endometrial glands and stroma within the myometrium, and it occurs mostly in late reproductive age women. Adenomyosis has a propensity to present in the uterine fundus and is rarely seen in the cervix. At present, the most reliable way to diagnose adenomyosis is by pathologic examination of the hysterectomy specimens. Herein, we report a case of infiltrating adenomyosis in the cervix with unusual clinical and pathologic findings.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology (V.L.G., T.H., J.D.W.), Division of Gynecologic Oncology Pathology and Cell Biology (X.C., D.H-B., X.L-J., Y.C.K.K., T.C.W.), Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York.
authors.forename: Xiaowei
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Diane
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hamele-Bena
authors.forename: Vijaya L
authors.initials: VL
authors.lastname: Galic
authors.forename: Xiaolin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Liu-Jarin
authors.forename: Yen Chen K
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Ko
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Herzog
authors.forename: Jason D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Wright
authors.forename: Thomas C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Wright
mesh_terms: D062788:Adenomyosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D016889:Endometrial Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D036821:Endometrial Stromal Tumors / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D011230:Precancerous Conditions / Q000473:pathology*