Decidualized adenomyosis during pregnancy and post delivery: three cases of magnetic resonance imaging findings

Fuki Shitano, Aki Kido, Koji Fujimoto, Shigeaki Umeoka, Yuki Himoto, Kayo Kiguchi, Eiji Kondoh, Yoshiki Mikami, Ikuo Konishi, Kaori Togashi
Abdominal imaging · 2013 · vol. 38(4) , pp. 851–857 · doi:10.1007/s00261-013-9988-5 · PMID:23429961 · W2067251422
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Magnetic resonance imaging showed decidualized adenomyosis during pregnancy with low signal intensity and bright foci, which post-delivery exhibited hemorrhage.

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This case series reported three pregnant patients in whom adenomyosis was suspected based on MRI and then monitored after delivery. During pregnancy, the MRI showed low-signal intensity areas with embedded bright foci expanding to several millimeters on half-Fourier single-shot turbo spin-echo images, which the authors suggested may represent decidual change in the stroma within ectopic endometrium induced by pregnancy. After childbirth, MRI findings in these lesions included hemorrhage, interpreted as resulting from a rapid decrease in blood flow to adenomyosis post-delivery. The main limitation is that conclusions are based on only three cases without a formal comparative or histopathologic confirmation described here. This paper is centrally about endometriosis and adenomyosis — it specifically examines decidualized adenomyosis during pregnancy and its post-delivery MRI changes.

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adenomyosis

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Adenomyosis Decidua Magnetic Resonance Imaging Pregnancy Complications Puerperal Disorders Adenomyosis Adult Decidua Female Humans Leiomyoma Leiomyoma Pregnancy Pregnancy Complications Pregnancy Trimester, Third Puerperal Disorders Uterine Neoplasms Uterine Neoplasms

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