A Case of Cystic Degeneration of Uterine Adenomyosis

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  • Kwak, Yang-Soo (Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology College of Medicine, Yeungnam University) ;
  • Lee, Sang-Won (Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology College of Medicine, Yeungnam University) ;
  • WhangBo, Ho-Joon (Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology College of Medicine, Yeungnam University) ;
  • Lee, Doo-Jin (Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology College of Medicine, Yeungnam University) ;
  • Lee, Sung-Ho (Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology College of Medicine, Yeungnam University)
  • 곽양수 (영남대학교 의과대학 산부인과학교실) ;
  • 이상원 (영남대학교 의과대학 산부인과학교실) ;
  • 황보호준 (영남대학교 의과대학 산부인과학교실) ;
  • 이두진 (영남대학교 의과대학 산부인과학교실) ;
  • 이승호 (영남대학교 의과대학 산부인과학교실)
  • Published : 1994.12.30

Abstract

Adenomyosis is a common disease of middle-aged women and adenomyoma is a variety of adenomyosis that formed localized tumor. Cystic degeneration of an adenomyoma is a rare clinical manifestation. A 30-year-old parous woman suffered from severe dysmenorrhea and menorrhagia for about 5 months, was operated under the impression of endometriosis of the pelvis. Following the operation, cystic degeneration of an adenomyoma was found incidentally. The authors experienced a case of adenomyosis that formed cystic tumor of uterus and presented with a pertinent literatures.

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