Journal of mid-life health

Cystic adenomyosis, a rare variant of adenomyosis, poses diagnostic challenges due to its resemblance to other uterine pathologies. We present the case of a 37-year-old multiparous woman with a history of cesarean sections, who presented wi…

To the Editor, Endometriosis is a chronic inflammatory condition characterized by endometrial tissue outside the uterine cavity.[1] It can cause various symptoms such as dysmenorrhea (painful periods), acyclic pelvic pain, dysuria (painful …

BACKGROUND: This study aimed to compare the diagnostic performance of carcinogenic antigen (CA) 125, (HE)-4 (Human epididymis protein 4), and ultrasound (International Ovarian Tumor Analysis [IOTA]) Simple Rules individually and to derive a…

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: The prevalence of adenomyosis of the uterus varies from 5% to 70%, and there is no clear consensus on its imaging diagnostic criteria. The objective of this study was to evaluate the role of transvaginal sonography…

Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) is a cost-effective, minimally invasive technique for diagnosing a wide range of benign and malignant lesions. However, there are a number of reasons why its use is limited in the diagnosis of ovarian …

BACKGROUND: Ovarian cancer is the 8th most common cancer in women worldwide. Tumor budding is defined as a type of invasive growth in carcinomas with either a single tumor cell or a cluster of up to four cells at the invasive tumor front an…

BACKGROUND: Abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB) is a common problem in reproductive age group and perimenopausal age group being responsible for many outpatient visits. Traditional management of AUB consists of giving mefenamic acid, tranexamic…

Xanthogranulomatous inflammation, a specific form of chronic inflammation, is marked by parenchymal destruction, proliferative fibrosis, and infiltration of typical foamy histiocytes admixed with hemosiderin-laden macrophages and foreign-bo…

OBJECTIVES: To determine the role of B-mode ultrasonography combined with Doppler ultrasonography in diagnosing uterine intracavitary pathology in perimenopausal and postmenopausal women with abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB). PATIENTS AND M…

BACKGROUND: Intracavitary uterine pathologies (IUPs) may be resulting in vaginal bleeding in perimenopausal and postmenopausal women. Especially, malignant disease needed to be investigated due to its adverse impact on the quality of mid-li…

Extrauterine adenomyosis is a rare entity. We present a case of a 32-year-old female who presented with this rare entity as a large abdominal mass and was a diagnostic and pathological dilemma.

The case presents an incidental finding of a rare variety of endometrioses in both the fallopian tubes termed intraluminal endometriosis in a 52-year-old female.

INTRODUCTION: Ovarian cancer is associated with high morbidity and mortality. This is due to the nonspecific symptoms and no effective screening methods. Currently, carbohydrate antigen-125 (CA125) is used as a tumor biomarker for the diagn…

Triple primary cancers in one patient are a very rare finding and occur in only 0.5% of patients with cancers. Here, we report the case of triple malignancy in a 62-year-old woman who developed synchronous primary endometrial endometroid ty…

INTRODUCTION: Approximately one-third of a woman's life is spent in the menopausal phase. The unpleasant menopausal symptoms are unacceptable as a part of routine life. Indications of menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) are for alleviation of …

Port site hernia (PSH) has been reported following both laparoscopic and robotic surgery. Subsequent surgical intervention increases postoperative morbidity. We report the case of a PSH through the 8-mm trocar following robot-assisted hyste…

We report two rare cases of genital angioleiomyomas (ALs), one each of uterus and cervix. The uterine AL showed a very rare presentation of endometrial polyp, while the cervical AL presented as an intramural cervical growth. We have also re…

Endometrium at menopause is inactive and free of cyclical changes that are characteristics of the reproductive age. At the same time, menopausal endometrium is subject to a variety of disease processes, the most sinister of which are the en…

Steroid cell tumors of the ovary are rare sex-cord stromal tumors, accounting for approximately 0.1% of all ovarian neoplasms. Majority of these tumors are benign, occur in pre-menopausal women and are associated with hyperandrogenism. Howe…

Endometrial stromal sarcoma (ESS) is a rare malignant tumor that constitutes about 0.2% of all uterine malignancies and 10% of uterine sarcomas. ESS is generally misdiagnosed as leiomyoma or endometrial polyp and typically discovered on his…

Endosalpingiosis is a benign condition characterized by the presence of tubal-type epithelial cells outside the Fallopian tube. It may rarely involve the uterus and present as a cystic or tumor-like mass. We report an unusual case of cystic…