Adenomatoid tumor of the uterus: analysis of misdiagnosed cases and a literature review.

ABSTRACT: Adenomatoid tumors are rare, specific, benign tumors of the reproductive tract that originate from mesenchymal tissue. A patient was diagnosed with uterine fibroids 1 year previously when a mass of approximately 30 mm was found in the left adnexal region during a physical examination. At 1 year of follow-up, ultrasound showed that the mass in the left adnexal area had greatly increased to 61 × 45 × 50 mm. Contrast-enhanced pelvic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was performed before surgery and suggested a borderline tumor. Histopathology suggested signet ring cell carcinoma, and an immunohistochemical examination suggested a uterine adenomatoid tumor. Our suspicion of a borderline tumor was based mainly on the following features: the mass had increased in size within 1 year, the cancer an

SUBMITTER: Li YY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11483767 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature