Abstract |
The uterine adenofibroma is a form of mixed mesodermal tumor in which both epithelial and stromal components are benign. A case is presented in which a patient with this lesion was treated with excision of the tumor rather than hysterectomy. Two years later, she developed a recurrence of the lesion, which was again treated with wide local excision. A hysterectomy was done 9 months later, and a polypoid lesion was noted in the fundus of the uterus which on histologic examination was thought to be potentially either an adenofibroma precursor or a maturation of the previous cellular adenofibroma. Since uterine adenofibroma usually occurs in older patients, the standard treatment has been hysterectomy. Because of this patient's age, she was initially treated with a more conservative approach. However, despite the fact that the uterine adenofibroma is a benign lesion, it has an obvious potential to recur when treated conservatively.
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Authors | V L Seltzer, A Levine, G Spiegel, D Rosenfeld, E L Coffey |
Journal | Gynecologic oncology
(Gynecol Oncol)
Vol. 37
Issue 3
Pg. 427-31
(Jun 1990)
ISSN: 0090-8258 [Print] United States |
PMID | 2351327
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Adenofibroma
(pathology, surgery)
- Adult
- Endometriosis
(pathology, surgery)
- Fallopian Tubes
(surgery)
- Female
- Humans
- Hysterectomy
- Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
- Neoplasms, Multiple Primary
- Ovariectomy
(methods)
- Uterine Neoplasms
(pathology, surgery)
- Uterus
(pathology)
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