Cervical endometriosis: Case series and review of literature

Cervical endometriosis is uncommon and usually an incidental or retrospective finding on histopathology reports. It can be asymptomatic or present with a diverse range of persistent symptoms and even life‐threatening hemorrhage. The condition can be managed expectantly in asymptomatic patients, howe...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published inThe journal of obstetrics and gynaecology research Vol. 36; no. 4; pp. 916 - 919
Main Authors Wong, Felix Wu Shun, Lim, Chi Eung Danforn, Karia, Sonal, Santos, Leonardo
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Melbourne, Australia Blackwell Publishing Asia 01.08.2010
Subjects
Adult
cervix
endometriosis
Endometriosis - pathology
Endometriosis - surgery
Female
histology
Humans
Middle Aged
symptoms
Treatment Outcome
Uterine Cervical Diseases - pathology
Uterine Cervical Diseases - surgery
Online AccessGet full text

Cover

More Information
Summary:Cervical endometriosis is uncommon and usually an incidental or retrospective finding on histopathology reports. It can be asymptomatic or present with a diverse range of persistent symptoms and even life‐threatening hemorrhage. The condition can be managed expectantly in asymptomatic patients, however persistent symptoms may warrant surgery. We encountered four cases of histologically proven cervical endometriosis at our tertiary hospital in New South Wales, Australia. All our patients had different symptoms, presentations and indications for their surgery leading to their diagnosis. This review is to report these cases followed by discussion with a review of the literature.
Bibliography:ark:/67375/WNG-WXXPCTWJ-3
istex:BA26B9313A585276F460D07190FA8889F775AE41
ArticleID:JOG1209
Conflict of Interest: Nil.
Funding/Sponsorship: Nil.
ObjectType-Case Study-3
SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1
content type line 23
ObjectType-Review-1
ObjectType-Feature-5
ObjectType-Report-2
ObjectType-Article-4
ISSN:1341-8076
1447-0756
DOI:10.1111/j.1447-0756.2010.01209.x