Ultrasound features of osseous metaplasia of the endometrium—Case series and review of the literature
| Autor: | Dumitru Gafitanu, Anda Pristavu, Mihaela Grigore |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Pathology medicine.medical_specialty Hysteroscopy Endometrium Intrauterine device 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Pregnancy Metaplasia medicine Humans Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging 3D ultrasound Ultrasonography 030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Ossification Heterotopic Pelvic pain Ultrasound medicine.disease medicine.anatomical_structure 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Female Uterine cavity medicine.symptom Foreign body business |
| Zdroj: | Clinical Imaging. 52:260-263 |
| ISSN: | 0899-7071 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.clinimag.2018.08.006 |
| Popis: | Osseous metaplasia of the endometrium is a rare condition characterized by abnormal bone formation in the uterine endometrium. The osseous fragments act like a foreign body in the uterine cavity; thus, infertility, menstrual abnormalities, pelvic pain dysmenorrhea, and dyspareunia are commonly associated. We present a case series of four women with osseous metaplasia of the endometrium with different symptomatology. Two-dimensional endovaginal examination played a primary role in the diagnosis, the characteristic ultrasound pattern being hyperechoic linear or irregular areas within the endometrium casting posterior acoustic shadowing. Three-dimensional ultrasound better demonstrated the irregular appearance and clearly differentiated the oseous metaplasia from an intrauterine device. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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