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adenomyoma
A benign condition of the uterus consisting of infiltration of the myometrium by endometrial tissue, the most common clinical manifestation of which is dysmenorrhoea and menorrhagia.
Grammatical category Noun
Field Disease
Level of specialization High
Definition source Propia
Gender relationship Yes, woman
Variants
Synonym
adenomyomatous nodule
Formal
focal adenomyoma
Formal
localized adenomyoma
Formal
uterine adenomyoma
Formal
Equivalents

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adenomioma

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adenomioma
Associated concepts
Type of
uterine lesion
focal adenomyosis
May cause
abnormal uterine bleeding
pelvic pain
infertility
Is accompanied by
ectopic endometrial glands
stroma within myometrium
Examples
Submucous myoma should be distinguished from endometrial polyp (a hyperechoic lesion with bright edge and pedicle sign) and adenomyoma (a solid lesion with nonuniform echogenicity, emerging from the myometrium with an interrupted junction, and a "multifocal vascular or scattered vessel" pattern at CD/PD).
The adenomyoma was grasped with forceps and meticulously excised from the normal myometrium, ensuring a 1 cm margin of healthy myometrial tissue.
Collocations
WITH ADJECTIVES
localized | focal | intramural adenomyoma
WITH NOUNS
adenomyoma of the uterus | adenomyoma in the myometrium