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      Late presentation of extrauterine adenomyomas after laparoscopic morcellation at hysterectomy: a case report

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          Abstract

          Background

          An adenomyoma is a well circumscribed form of adenomyosis and can be located within the myometrium, in the endometrium as a polyp, or extrauterine with the last being the rarest presentation amongst the three. With the ongoing advancement in gynecological surgery, the use of electromechanical morcellators have made the removal of large and dense specimens possible with minimally invasive techniques. However, it has also caused an increase in complications which were previously rare. Whilst the tissue is being grinded within the abdominal cavity, residual tissue can spread and remain inside, allowing for implantation to occur and thereby giving rise to recurrence of uterine tissue as a new late postoperative complication.

          Case presentation

          A 45-year-old woman presented with worsening constipation and right iliac fossa pain. Her past surgical history consists of laparoscopic supra-cervical hysterectomy that was indicated due to uterine fibroids. Computerized tomography and magnetic resonance imaging were done, which showed an irregular lobulated heterogeneous mass seen in the presacral space to the right, located on the right lateral aspect of the recto-sigmoid, measuring 4.5 × 4.3 × 4.3 cm in size. A transvaginal ultrasound revealed a cyst in the left ovary. The patient had a treatment course over several months that included Dienogest (progestin) and Goserelin (GnRH analogue) with add-back therapy. In line with the declining response to medications, the patient was advised for a laparoscopic ovarian cystectomy. During the surgery, an additional lesion was found as a suspected fibroid and the left ovarian cyst was identified as pockets of peritoneal fluid which was sent for cytology. The surgical pathology report confirmed adenomyosis in both specimens, namely the right mass and the initially suspected fibroid.

          Conclusion

          In this case report, we showcase a rare occurrence of an extrauterine adenomyoma presenting two years post laparoscopic morcellation at hysterectomy. This poses questions regarding the benefits versus risks of power morcellation in laparoscopic hysterectomy.

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            Adenomyosis in endometriosis--prevalence and impact on fertility. Evidence from magnetic resonance imaging.

            The hypothesis is tested that there is a strong association between endometriosis and adenomyosis and that adenomyosis plays a role in causing infertility in women with endometriosis. METHODS. Magnetic resonance imaging of the uteri was performed in 160 women with and 67 women without endometriosis. The findings were correlated with the stage of the disease, the age of the women and the sperm count parameters of the respective partners. The posterior junctional zone (PJZ) was significantly thicker in women with endometriosis than in those without the disease (P<0.001). There was a positive correlation of the diameter of the PJZ with the stage of the disease and the age of the patients. The PJZ was thicker in patients with endometriosis with fertile than in patients with subfertile partners. The prevalence of adenomyotic lesions in all 160 women with endometriosis was 79%. In women with endometriosis below an age of 36 years and fertile partners, the prevalence of adenomyosis was 90% (P<0.01) With a prevalence of up to 90%, uterine adenomyosis is significantly associated with pelvic endometriosis and constitutes an important factor of sterility in endometriosis presumably by impairing uterine sperm transport.
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              Uterine sarcoma in patients operated on for presumed leiomyoma and rapidly growing leiomyoma.

              To determine the incidence of uterine sarcoma in patients operated on for symptomatic uterine leiomyomas or "rapidly growing" leiomyomas. We reviewed the medical records of 1332 women admitted to either of two community hospitals between 1988-1992 for hysterectomy or myomectomy for uterine leiomyomas. The incidence of leiomyosarcoma, endometrial stromal sarcoma, and mixed mesodermal tumor was calculated. Patient ages, admitting symptoms, and operative and pathologic findings were analyzed. The study included 371 women (28%) operated on for rapidly growing leiomyomas. All patients operated on during the same interval and found to have a uterine sarcoma were reviewed. One of the 1332 patients operated on for presumed leiomyoma was found to have a leiomyosarcoma. This women was the only patient found to have a sarcoma among 371 women operated on for rapid growth of the uterus. None of 198 patients who met a published definition of rapid growth had a uterine sarcoma. Two women (0.15%) had endometrial stromal sarcoma, but none had a mixed mesodermal tumor. During the same interval, nine additional patients were found to have uterine sarcomas, and for these women, the preoperative diagnosis was sarcoma in four, endometrial cancer in three, ovarian cancer in one, and prolapsed uterus in one. The total incidence of uterine sarcoma (leiomyosarcoma, endometrial stromal sarcoma, and mixed mesodermal tumor) among patients operated on for uterine leiomyoma is extremely low (0.23%). The incidence of sarcoma among patients having surgery for "rapidly growing" leiomyoma (0.27%) or among those who met published criteria for rapid growth (0%) does not substantiate the concept of increased risk of sarcoma in these women.
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                Contributors
                ibrahim.elrahman@mediclinic.ae
                Journal
                BMC Womens Health
                BMC Womens Health
                BMC Women's Health
                BioMed Central (London )
                1472-6874
                7 July 2021
                7 July 2021
                2021
                : 21
                : 269
                Affiliations
                [1 ]GRID grid.510259.a, ISNI 0000 0004 5950 6858, College of Medicine, , Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dubai Healthcare City, ; Building 14, 505055 Dubai, United Arab Emirates
                [2 ]GRID grid.459770.8, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Mediclinic City Hospital, , Dubai Healthcare City, ; Building 37, 505004 Dubai, United Arab Emirates
                [3 ]GRID grid.459770.8, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mediclinic City Hospital, , Dubai Healthcare City, ; Building 37, 505004 Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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                http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5535-3098
                Article
                1408
                10.1186/s12905-021-01408-z
                8261913
                34233685
                e0c66914-71ca-4595-acd2-fa8fbec0ecd4
                © The Author(s) 2021

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                : 8 December 2020
                : 21 June 2021
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                Obstetrics & Gynecology
                extrauterine adenomyoma,laparoscopic hysterectomy,morcellation,case report

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