Endomyometriosis arising in the uterosacral ligament: a case report including a literature review and immunohistochemical analysis

S Matsuzaki, Matsuzaki S, Sachiko Matsuzaki, T Murakami, Murakami T, Takashi Murakami, S. Sato, Sato S, Shinji Sato, Takuya Moriya, Moriya T, T Moriya, H Sasano, Hironobu Sasano, Sasano H, Yajima A, A Yajima, Akira Yajima
Pathology international · 2000 · vol. 50(6) , pp. 493–496 · doi:10.1046/j.1440-1827.2000.01061.x · PMID:10886726 · W2012373685
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This case report describes endomyometriosis in a uterosacral ligament containing hormone-dependent epithelial, stromal, and smooth muscle cells with high proliferation activity.

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We report a case of endomyometriosis arising in the left uterosacral ligament of a 29-year-old woman. The central cavity of the uterine-like mass was lined by pseudo-stratified columnar epithelium and endometrial stroma. The wall of the cyst consisted of bundles of smooth muscle cells. Immunohistochemical analysis demonstrated both alpha-estrogen receptor and progesterone receptor immunoreactivities in the epithelial, stromal and smooth muscle cells. A relatively high proliferating activity was also demonstrated in these cells by Ki-67 immunostaining. These findings suggest that the mass was hormone dependent and had a relatively rapid evolution.

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Endometrium Ligaments Myometrium Adult Diagnosis, Differential Endometrium Endometrium Female Humans Immunohistochemistry Ki-67 Antigen Ki-67 Antigen Ligaments Ligaments Myometrium Myometrium Sacrococcygeal Region Uterus

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