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21314810

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2011-3-7
pubmed:abstractText
An intramyometrial cyst is an extremely rare condition that is characterized by a benign, endometrial, epithelium-lined cyst within the thickened myometrium. Few cases of intramyometrial cysts have currently been reported in the literature, with or without microscopic description. We have experienced two cases of intramyometrial cysts. One was a 6.5 cm-sized cyst and the other was a 3.0 cm-sized cyst accompanied by adenomyosis. Case 1 was a 41-year-old female and case 2 was a 51-year-old female who had been suffering from menorrhagia for several days. A total hysterectomy was performed for both women. Histological examination showed that the huge cysts were composed of single-layered, ciliated, cuboidal epithelia surrounded by diffusely thickened myometrium. Ultrastructural examination of case 1 showed the lining cells of the cyst consisted of the basalis-type endometrial epithelial cells that have surface microvilli. The cells were surrounded by a duplicated basal lamina and joined by well-formed desmosomes. We report here on two cases of intramyometrial cyst with special reference to the ultrastructural examination, and we discuss the pathogenesis of this rare lesion.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
1341-8076
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
© 2011 The Authors. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research © 2011 Japan Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
37
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
259-63
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2011
pubmed:articleTitle
Intramyometrial uterine cysts with special reference to ultrastructural findings: report of two cases.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pathology, Gachon University Gil Hospital, Incheon, Korea.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports