J Korean Soc Menopause.  2011 Dec;17(3):174-177. 10.6118/jksm.2011.17.3.174.

Cervical Endometriosis in a Post-menopausal Woman: A Case Report

• Park J
• Kim TH
• Lee HH
• Lee WS
• Chung SH
• Park SM

• KMID: 1444807
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.6118/jksm.2011.17.3.174

Abstract

Cervical endometriosis is defined as the presence of endometrial glands and stroma at the cervix. This is rare and sometimes asymptomatic. Most of these are diagnosed by incidental findings within histopathology. As the presence of cytological features do not guarantee the presence of cervical endometriosis, it is difficult to diagnose this disorder prior to surgery. We recently encountered a case of cervical endometriosis in a post-menopausal woman who was not receiving hormone therapy. As a reminder to clinicians about this neglected issue, we report a case of cervical endometriosis with a literature review.

Keyword

Cervix uteri; Endometriosis; Postmenopause

MeSH Terms

Cervix Uteri
Endometriosis
Female
Humans
Incidental Findings
Postmenopause

Figure

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  Fig. 1 (A) Axial view at arterial phase. (B) Coronal view at arterial phase. 11.0 × 9.0 × 10.2 cm sized heterogeneous enhancing mass was located at fundus and body portion of uterus.

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  Fig. 2 (A~C) × 10, × 40, × 200 H&E. Low magnification show several small and large endometrial glands with surrounding stroma admixed with endocercvical glands at the cervix. (D) Endometrial stromal cells exhibits CD10 expression.

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