Indian journal of pathology & microbiology

Dear Editor, We read with great interest the Letter to Editor titled ”Atypical myocytes: A quirky impersonator in surgical scar endometriosis!”[1] The authors document aptly that regenerating myocytes can mimic a neoplasm. We, too, have see…

Dear Editor, We thank the esteemed readers for their insightful comments on our recently published letter and appreciate the opportunity to clarify our rationale for using the term “atypical myocytes.” It is encouraging to learn that the re…

Department of Pathology, Dr. Chandramma Dayananda Sagar Institute of Medical Education and Research, Dayananda Sagar University, Ramanagara, Karnataka, India Address for correspondence:Dr. Archana Shetty, Department of Pathology, Dr. Chandr…

Ectopic adrenal rests refer to the presence of adrenal tissue outside its normal anatomical location and are usually discovered incidentally on microscopic examination. Literature suggests its occurrence in diverse extrarenal sites, like th…

Endometriosis is defined as the presence of functioning endometrial tissue outside the uterine cavity. Abdominal wall or cutaneous endometriomas are quite uncommon with an incidence of less than 1%. Abdominal wall endometrioma can occur in …

Dear Editor, A 37-year-old female presented with diffuse severe colicky abdominal pain for which she was evaluated radiologically and was detected to have vividly enhancing soft density lesion in the pelvis encasing the recto-sigmoid colon …

Müllerianosis of the urinary bladder is a rare entity with less than 30 cases reported. It encompasses a mixture of different types of Mullerian lesions like endometriosis, endocervicosis, and endosalpingiosis. It typically affects the wome…

Borderline mucinous tumor (BMT) is often associated with other entities such as dermoid cyst, Brenner tumor, and endometriosis. Squamous areas are often associated which may be a part of BMT or its associated conditions. Here, we describe s…

Primary extrauterine endometrial stromal sarcoma is a rare tumor and it is infrequently associated with endometriosis. We are reporting a case of this unusual tumor in a 42-year-old female who presented with multiple nodules of tumor in the…

BACKGROUND: Adenosarcomas of the female genital tract have been rarely documented as case series from our continent. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Over a seven-year period, 19 adenosarcomas were critically reviewed. RESULTS: Nineteen tumors occu…

A 44-year-old Japanese woman presented with a left low back pain. Abdominal ultrasonography revealed the left hydroureteronephrosis. She had the past history of endometriosis interna 3 years before. Retrograde pyelography showed the defect …

Five hundred endometrial specimens were studied to document the changes in blood vessels in various phases of menstrual cycle, menstrual disturbances and in unexplained infertility. Sixty-three cases were taken as control and 437 cases as s…

Endometriosis is a well-known precursor lesion of ovarian malignancies, particularly those of endometrioid and clear-cell types and rarely of serous or mucinous types. The association of endometriosis with mucinous borderline tumors also va…

Endometriosis is described as the presence of endometrial glands or stroma in abnormal locations outside the uterus. It afflicts 10% women of childbearing age. A 5-year retrospective analysis of histopathologically proven cases of endometri…