title: Intramural florid cystic endosalpingiosis of the uterus: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We report a case of intramural florid cystic endosalpingiosis in the lower uterine segment of the uterus.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 43-year-old female presented with vaginal bleeding. Abdominal computed tomography suggested a leiomyoma with cystic degeneration. A total hysterectomy revealed a 4.0 cm × 3.8 cm cystic mass in the lower uterine segment. The cystic space microscopically was lined with a single layer or stratified layer of ciliated columnar cells that resembled tubal epithelium without cytologic atypia. The glandular spaces were surrounded by normal myometrium with no evidence of periglandular endometrial stroma, which was consistent with the diagnosis of florid cystic endosalpingiosis.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Florid cystic endosalpingiosis involving the uterus is a rare and clinically unexpected finding; however, it should be considered in the differential diagnosis of a uterine mass.
authors: Department of Hospital Pathology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors: Soyoung
authors: S
authors: Im
authors: Department of Hospital Pathology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea. Electronic address: patholjjh7633@catholic.ac.kr.
authors: Ji-Han
authors: JH
authors: Jung
authors: Department of Hospital Pathology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors: Hyun Joo
authors: HJ
authors: Choi
authors: Department of Hospital Pathology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors: Chang Suk
authors: CS
authors: Kang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003536:Cystadenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005185:Fallopian Tube Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy / Q000379:methods; D009215:Myometrium / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014592:Uterine Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology
keywords: endosalpingiosis; florid cystic endosalpingiosis; uterus