title: Massive cystic degeneration of a uterine leiomyoma in a patient with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  A uterine cyst occurring as an extrarenal manifestation of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is extremely rare.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 46-year-old Japanese woman was referred with a large abdominal mass causing severe abdominal distension. A large uterine cyst as an extrarenal manifestation of ADPKD was strongly suspected. First, we managed this patient by aspirating the cyst fluid through a small laparotomy. A year later, the cyst recurred and the patient underwent hysterectomy. Massive cystic degeneration of a uterine leiomyoma was diagnosed histologically.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We described the rare case of massive cystic degeneration of a uterine leiomyoma in a patient with ADPKD, in which a causal relationship was suspected.
authors: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Japan.
authors: Takuji
authors: T
authors: Tomimatsu
authors: Mika
authors: M
authors: Sugihara
authors: Takafumi
authors: T
authors: Nakamura
authors: Naoki
authors: N
authors: Kashihara
authors: Koichiro
authors: K
authors: Shimoya
mesh_terms: D003560:Cysts; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D007813:Laparotomy; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D016891:Polycystic Kidney, Autosomal Dominant / Q000150:complications*; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery