Endometrioma Embedded Within the Myometrium

Surgical Management of a Juvenile Cystic Adenomyoma: A Unique Presentation of Adenomyosis

“…Adenomyosis is usually characterized by diffuse foci of endometrial glands scattered throughout the myometrium. Meanwhile, a less common type of adenomyosis, in which the lesions are focal or localized in nature is referred to as anadenomyoma [3,4]. An adenomyoma is described as a circumscribed nodule of hypertrophic and distorted endometrium within the myometrium [3,5].…”

“…An adenomyoma is described as a circumscribed nodule of hypertrophic and distorted endometrium within the myometrium [3,5]. Only a few cases in the literature have been reported with histologically confirmed endometrioma within the myometrium of the uterus [4,6]. Such patients may primarily present with chronic pelvic pain among the wide spectrum of clinical syndromes in patients with endometriosis.…”

“…Such patients may primarily present with chronic pelvic pain among the wide spectrum of clinical syndromes in patients with endometriosis. On the other hand, there are a few case reports in the literature describing juvenile cystic adenomyoma as a unique uterine pathology [4,6,7]. Juvenile cystic adenomyoma is basically an adenomyoma with a cystic component that occurs in young device placed intraoperatively.…”