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Diffuse uterine adenomatoid tumor in a patient with chronic hepatitis C virus infection.

Abstract
Uterine adenomatoid tumors are usually solitary lesions. Adenomatoid tumors diffusely infiltrating the entire myometrium have rarely been reported in the literature. A feature common to half of the reported cases of diffuse uterine adenomatoid tumor was an immunocompromised status of the patient caused by the medications for renal transplantation. In this article, we describe an unusual case of diffuse uterine adenomatoid tumor in a patient with chronic hepatitis C virus infection. Pelvic examination showed an irregular and enlarged uterus. Supracervical hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy was performed with a clinical diagnosis of uterine leiomyoma. Pathological examination showed, in addition to multiple leiomyomas, diffuse uterine adenomatoid tumor. We suggested that the diffuse pattern in our patient might be related to immunosuppression secondary to chronic hepatitis C virus infection.
AuthorsMustafa Fuat Acikalin, Huseyin Mete Tanir, Sinan Ozalp, Emine Dundar, Evrim Ciftci, Emel Ozalp
JournalInternational journal of gynecological cancer : official journal of the International Gynecological Cancer Society (Int J Gynecol Cancer) Vol. 19 Issue 2 Pg. 242-4 (Feb 2009) ISSN: 1525-1438 [Electronic] England
PMID19396001 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
Topics
  • Adenomatoid Tumor (immunology)
  • Female
  • Hepatitis C, Chronic (cerebrospinal fluid, complications, immunology)
  • Humans
  • Immunocompromised Host
  • Middle Aged
  • Uterine Neoplasms (immunology)

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