Abstract

Doc number: 168

Abstract: Adenoma malignum (AM) of the cervix is a rare disease and it is difficult to diagnose due to the deceptively benign appearance of the tumor cells. These lesions have mucin-rich cystic lesions and are usually situated deep in the cervix. Since AM is very rare, standard screening tests, diagnostic tools and treatments have not yet been established. Radiologically, it mimics multiple nabothian cysts as a benign-looking tumor. Histologically, AM is a well-differentiated adenocarcinoma and could be misdiagnosed as a benign lesion. These findings make a preoperative diagnosis of AM difficult and can result in surgery being performed based on a misdiagnosis. We report here on four cases of pathologically confirmed AM.

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Title
Adenoma malignum of the uterine cervix: report of four cases
Author
Ki, Eun Young; Byun, Seung Won; Park, Jong Sup; Lee, Sung Jong; Hur, Soo Young
Publication year
2013
Publication date
2013
Publisher
BioMed Central
e-ISSN
14777819
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
1419099337
Copyright
© 2013 Ki et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.