A Case of Cystic Degeneration of Uterine Adenomyosis.
10.12701/yujm.1994.11.2.405
- Author:
Yang Soo KWAK
;
Sang Won LEE
;
Ho Joon WHANGBO
;
Doo Jin LEE
;
Sung Ho LEE
- Publication Type:Case Report
- MeSH:
Adenomyoma;
Adenomyosis*;
Adult;
Dysmenorrhea;
Endometriosis;
Female;
Humans;
Menorrhagia;
Pelvis;
Uterus
- From:Yeungnam University Journal of Medicine
1994;11(2):405-410
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Adenomyosis is a common disease of middle-aged women and adenomyoma is a variety of adenomyosis that formed localized tumor. Cystic degeneration of an adenomyoma is a rare clinical manifestation. A 30-year-old parous woman suffered from severe dysmenorrhea and menorrhagia for about 5 months, was operated under the impression of endometriosis of the pelvis. Following the operation, cystic degeneration of an adenomyoma was found incidentally. The authors experienced a case of adenomyosis that formed cystic tumor of uterus and presented with a pertinent literatures.
