The Journal of Korean Society of Menopause  2011;17(3):174-177

doi:10.6118/jksm.2011.17.3.174

Cervical Endometriosis in a Post-menopausal Woman: A Case Report.

Junsik PARK 1 ; Tae Hee KIM ; Hae Hyeog LEE ; Woo Seok LEE ; Soo Ho CHUNG ; Sang Mo PARK

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Keywords

Cervix uteri; Endometriosis; Postmenopause

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

English

Abstract

Cervical endometriosis is defined as the presence of endometrial glands and stroma at the cervix. This is rare and sometimes asymptomatic. Most of these are diagnosed by incidental findings within histopathology. As the presence of cytological features do not guarantee the presence of cervical endometriosis, it is difficult to diagnose this disorder prior to surgery. We recently encountered a case of cervical endometriosis in a post-menopausal woman who was not receiving hormone therapy. As a reminder to clinicians about this neglected issue, we report a case of cervical endometriosis with a literature review.