A case of huge extrauterine endometrioid-type adenomyoma with cystic change: A case report and literature review.

Lim, Beob In; Cho, Hae Joong; Lee, Je Jung; Lee, Hae Chang; Hong, Gi Youn; Kim, Byoung Ryun; Moon, Hyung Bae

Obstet Gynecol Sci > Volume 52(10); 2009 > Article

Case Report

Korean Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology 2009;52(10):1061-1064.
Published online: October 1, 2009

A case of huge extrauterine endometrioid-type adenomyoma with cystic change: A case report and literature review.

Beob In Lim, Hae Joong Cho, Je Jung Lee, Hae Chang Lee, Gi Youn Hong, Byoung Ryun Kim, Hyung Bae Moon

¹Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wonkwang University College of Medicine, Iksan, Korea. brkim21@lycos.co.kr
²Department of Pathology, Wonkwang University College of Medicine, Iksan, Korea.

Abstract

Adenomyoma is a benign tumor composed of smooth muscle and benign endometrium. These tumors typically originate within the uterus. An extrauterine adenomyoma is a rare entity. Cystic degeneration of adenomyoma is also very rare case. We report a case of huge extrauterine endometrioid-type adenomyoma with cystic change with brief review of literature.

Keywords: Extrauterine adenomyoma; Cystic degeneration