title: Recurrent pyometra and xanthogranulomatous salpingitis: A rare pathologic association in a postmenopausal lady.
abstract: Xanthogranulomatous inflammation is a rare, non-neoplastic variant of chronic inflammation. Of the 15 reported cases of Xanthogranulomatous endometritis, majority (60%) were accompanied by endometrial carcinoma. We herein report a case of a postmenopausal woman presenting with recurrent pyometra who was suspected to be case of cervical tuberculosis and treated for the same. Inspite of antitubercular therapy, she had cervical stenosis and developed recurrent pyometra over the next 2 years requiring repeated drainage. She then underwent hysterectomy and was found to have co-existent Xanthogranulomatous salpingitis (XGS) on histopathological examination. Xanthogranulomatous inflammation is a rare pathological diagnosis that gynecologists need to be aware of while managing such patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Neha
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gami
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Rajlaxmi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mundhra
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Kiran
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Guleria
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Vinod Kumar
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Arora
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Shipra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Garg
keywords: Recurrent pyometra; salpingitis; xanthogranulomatous inflammation