♂♀ Müllerian Lesions of the Bladder: Endometriosis, Endosalpingiosis, Endocervicosis, and Müllerianosis

In: Gynecologic and Urologic Pathology · 2019 · pp. 304–309 · doi:10.1017/9781316756423.028 · W2912874001
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This chapter examines Müllerian lesions of the bladder, including endometriosis, endosalpingiosis, endocervicosis, and Müllerianosis, discussing their similarities and differences.

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This chapter from a pathology textbook reviews and contrasts Müllerian-type lesions that can involve the bladder—specifically endometriosis, endosalpingiosis, endocervicosis, and mullerianosis—drawing on clinicopathologic and immunohistochemical findings reported in prior studies and case reports across women and men. It emphasizes overlapping morphologic features and the diagnostic challenges posed by these benign Müllerian lesions, including how they may mimic malignancy, with an implied caveat that much of the supporting evidence derives from heterogeneous case series rather than uniform prospective studies. The chapter also references the existence of related urinary-tract endometriosis/adenomyosis concepts in the literature, and discusses examples of immunohistochemical characterization and reported complications. Relevance to endometriosis: endometriosis is directly treated as a major bladder Müllerian lesion within the chapter—alongside adenomyosis-related terminology and the differential with “bladder adenomyosis” in prior work—though the chapter’s main focus is a broader comparison of multiple Müllerian lesions of the bladder rather than endometriosis alone.

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Gynecologic and Urologic Pathology Buy print or eBook [Opens in a new window] Similarities, Differences and Challenges - Gynecologic and Urologic Pathology - Gynecologic and Urologic Pathology - Copyright page - Contents - Contributors - Foreword - Preface - Section 1 Notes on Embryology, Differentiation, and Function of the Urogenital Tract - Section 2 Ovary and Testis: Similarities and Differences - Section 3 Prostatic Lesions and Tumors - Section 4 Kidney Tumors and Neoplasms with Similar Features in the Gynecologic Tract - Section 5 Neuroendocrine Tumors - Section 6 Transitional Cell Tumors - Section 7 Urethra and Non-transitional Tumors of the Bladder - Chapter 25 ♂♀ Pathology of the Female and Male Urethra - Chapter 26 ♂♀ Müllerian Lesions of the Bladder: Endometriosis, Endosalpingiosis, Endocervicosis, and Müllerianosis - Chapter 27 ♂♀Clear Cell Carcinoma of the Urinary Tract vs. Clear Cell Carcinoma of the Ovary: Similarities and Differences - Chapter 28 ♂♀Cystic and Solid Tumors of the Urachus vs. Gynecologic Tract Tumors: Similarities and Differences - Section 8 Vulva and Penis - Section 9 Secondary Tumors - Index - References from Section 7 - Urethra and Non-transitional Tumors of the Bladder Published online by Cambridge University Press: 12 February 2019 Book contents - Gynecologic and Urologic Pathology - Gynecologic and Urologic Pathology - Copyright page - Contents - Contributors - Foreword - Preface - Section 1 Notes on Embryology, Differentiation, and Function of the Urogenital Tract - Section 2 Ovary and Testis: Similarities and Differences - Section 3 Prostatic Lesions and Tumors - Section 4 Kidney Tumors and Neoplasms with Similar Features in the Gynecologic Tract - Section 5 Neuroendocrine Tumors - Section 6 Transitional Cell Tumors - Section 7 Urethra and Non-transitional Tumors of the Bladder - Chapter 25 ♂♀ Pathology of the Female and Male Urethra - Chapter 26 ♂♀ Müllerian Lesions of the Bladder: Endometriosis, Endosalpingiosis, Endocervicosis, and Müllerianosis - Chapter 27 ♂♀Clear Cell Carcinoma of the Urinary Tract vs. Clear Cell Carcinoma of the Ovary: Similarities and Differences - Chapter 28 ♂♀Cystic and Solid Tumors of the Urachus vs. Gynecologic Tract Tumors: Similarities and Differences - Section 8 Vulva and Penis - Section 9 Secondary Tumors - Index - References - Type - Chapter - Information - Gynecologic and Urologic PathologySimilarities, Differences and Challenges, pp. 304 - 309Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019 Batt, R.E., Smith, R.A., Buck Louis, G.M., et al. 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