A Clinicopathological Review of 203 Cases of Atypical Polypoid Adenomyoma of the Uterus.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To provide a reference for the diagnosis and treatment of atypical polypoid adenomyoma (APA).

Methods

This was a retrospective study of 203 APA patients from 2011 to 2021. The clinicopathological characteristics, treatments, and prognosis were analyzed.

Results

The average age at diagnosis of APA patients was 39.30 ± 11.01 years, and premenopausal women accounted for 81.3%. Abnormal uterine bleeding or menorrhagia were the most common clinical manifestations of APA. The uterine fundus (78.3%), followed by the lower segment of the uterus (11.8%), was the most common location of the APA lesions. Abnormal blood vessels were seen on the surface of 28 APA tumors. APA can coexist with atypical endometrial hyperplasia (18.2%) and endometrial cancer (10.8%). Immunoh

SUBMITTER: Sun Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9966326 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature