{"paper_id":"dd3fcc6d-552a-4668-a3dc-0e6541e1edd1","body_text":"Abstract.\nThis study describes a 47-year-old woman, gravida 2, para 2, with a uterine polypoid mass. The 25-mm mass, which was growing into the endocervical canal, had a central cavity lined with endometrium and surrounded by smooth muscle layers.It strongly resembled a miniature uterus. It is concluded that the mass represented superficial cervical endometriosis with florid smooth muscle metaplasia of endometrial stromal cells.\nSimilar content being viewed by others\nAuthor information\nAuthors and Affiliations\nAdditional information\nElectronic Publication\nRights and permissions\nAbout this article\nCite this article\nFukunaga, M. Uterus-like mass in the uterine cervix: superficial cervical endometriosis with florid smooth muscle metaplasia?. Virchows Arch 438, 302–305 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s004280000299\nReceived:\nAccepted:\nIssue date:\nDOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s004280000299","source_license":"CC0","license_restricted":false}