Journal of Pathology and Translational Medicine

Case Studies

Clear Cell Adenocarcinoma Arising from Adenofibroma in a Patient with Endometriosis of the Ovary: Inju Cho, Sung-Chul Lim; J Pathol Transl Med. 2016;50(2):155-159. Published online October 26, 2015; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4132/jptm.2015.08.07

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Ovarian clear cell adenocarcinomas (CCACs) are frequently associated with endometriosis and, less often with clear cell adenofibromas (CCAFs). We encountered a case of ovarian CCAC arising from benign and borderline adenofibromas of the clear cell and endometrioid types with endometriosis in a 53-year-old woman. Regions of the adenofibromas showed transformation to CCAC and regions of the endometriosis showed atypical endometriotic cysts. This case demonstrates that CCAC can arise from CCAF or endometriosis.

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Peritoneal and Nodal Gliomatosis with Endometriosis, Accompanied with Ovarian Immature Teratoma: A Case Study and Literature Review: Na Rae Kim, Soyi Lim, Juhyeon Jeong, Hyun Yee Cho; Korean J Pathol. 2013;47(6):587-591. Published online December 24, 2013; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4132/KoreanJPathol.2013.47.6.587

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Gliomatosis peritonei (GP) indicates the peritoneal implantation of mature neuroglial tissue and is usually accompanied by ovarian mature or immature teratoma. Here, we report a case of ovarian immature teratoma associated with gliomatosis involving the peritoneum, lymph nodes and Douglas' pouch, where gliomatosis coexisted with endometriosis. As far as we know, only seven cases of GP have been reported as coexisting with endometriosis. Eight cases with mature glial tissue in the lymph nodes, i.e., nodal gliomatosis, have been published either in association with GP or in its absence. Metaplasia of pluripotent coelomic stem cells has been suggested to be responsible for the pathogenesis of endometriosis and GP rather than implantation metastases of ovarian teratomatous tumor with varying maturation. This theory is also applied to GP independently of ovarian teratomatous tumors. To the best of our knowledge, nodal gliomatosis coexisting with GP and also involving endometriosis has not yet been reported.

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Original Article

Intestinal Endometriosis: Clinicopathologic Analysis of 15 Cases Including a Case of Endometrioid Adenocarcinoma.: Heejin Lee, Kyu Rae Kim; Korean J Pathol. 2009;43(2):120-125.; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4132/KoreanJPathol.2009.43.2.120

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Abstract PDF: BACKGROUND
Since many patients with intestinal endometriosis present with gastrointestinal symptoms without a history of endometriosis, endoscopic examination of the intestinal tract is initially performed, often leading to a misdiagnosis.
METHODS
We reviewed the clinicopathologic findings of 18 samples from 15 patients with intestinal endometriosis who underwent endoscopic biopsy and/or surgical resection to identify diagnostically helpful findings.
RESULTS
All 7 biopsy specimens displayed relatively well-defined submucosal lesions, with non-mucinous glands lined by ciliated epithelium and surrounding cellular stroma containing spiral arteriole-like blood vessels. The stroma was immunopositive for CD10 in all cases. All but one specimen exhibited immunopositivity for ER and PR in both glandular and stromal components. In contrast to the overlying normal colonic mucosa, glandular epithelium with endometriosis was immunopositive for cytokeratin (CK) 7, but immunonegative for CK20 in all cases. Three cases were associated with adenocarcinoma in the same or different segments; specifically, two primary rectal adenocarcinomas and one endometrioid adenocarcinoma arising from endometriosis.
CONCLUSIONS
The characteristic features of endometrial glands and stroma, including non-mucinous glands without goblet cells, ciliated columnar epithelium, and cellular stroma with spiral arterioles, facilitate the accurate diagnosis of intestinal endometriosis, which can be confirmed by immunohistochemical staining.

Case Reports

Pulmonary Endometriosis: A case report.: Soo Jin Jung, Young Ju Kim, Hye Kyoung Yoon; Korean J Pathol. 1998;32(5):382-384.

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Abstract: Pulmonary endometriosis is a rare disease which is characterized by hemoptysis during menstruation (catamenial hemoptysis). We report a case of pulmonary endometriosis in a 33-year-old housewife. She has had regular menses with moderate flow and minimal dysmenorrhea. She had undergone curettage in May 1995 for artificial abortion. In July 1995, she experienced the first episode of hemoptysis. A chest CT scan revealed a 2.0 1.0 cm sized ill-defined soft tissue density in the periphery of anterior segment of the left upper lobe with a surrounding irregular ground-glass opacity. A left upper lobectomy was done under the diagnosis of pulmonary endometriosis. Cut section of the resected lung showed a round red-brownish solid lesion, measuring 2.0x1.0cm in cross. Microscopically a focus of the endometrial tissue, which was composed of endometrial glands and stroma, was found in the lung parenchyme and many hemosiderin laden macrophages were seen in the surrounding alveoli. The postoperative course was favorable with no further episodes of hemoptysis.

Superficial Endometriosis of the Uterine Cervix as a Source of Atypical Glandular Cells of Undetermined Significance in the Cervicovaginal Smear: A Report of Two Cases.: Hye Jeong Choi, Seung Koo Lee, Kyu Rae Kim; Korean J Pathol. 2001;35(3):263-266.

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Abstract PDF: Superficial endometriosis of the uterine cervix refers to a lesion in which endometrial stroma and/or gland is located immediately subjacent to the surface epithelium. The cells on the cervicovaginal smear shed from the lesion can be a significant source of atypical glandular cells of undetermined significance (AGUS), or can be easily mistaken for glandular dysplasia or adenocarcinoma in situ. Not infrequently it occurs at the conization site for cervical neoplasia. We describe the cytologic and histologic features of 2 cases of superficial endometriosis of the uterine cervix, which were discovered during an evaluation for AGUS detected on the cervicovaginal smears, with an emphasis on the utility of trichrome and reticulin staining for the diagnosis of superficial endometriosis. The cervicovaginal smears show sheets and clusters of glandular cells having mild to moderately pleomorphic oval nuclei with inconspicuous nucleoli and indistinct cytoplasmic border. Single cells or tumor diathesis were not present. Diagnostic histologic findings were the absence of thick or abundant collagen bundles, the encasement of individual stromal cells by a fine reticulin network and thick reticulin fibers around the spiral arterioles within the endometriotic foci. Therefore, superficial endometriosis should be considered as a potential source of AGUS, especially during follow-up after conization for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia.

Abdominal Endometriosis Diagnosed by Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology: A Report of Two Cases.: Myoung Ja Chung, Yeon Jun Jeong, Ho Myong Hwang, Kyu Yoon Jang, Woo Sung Moon, Myoung Jae Kang, Dong Geun Lee; Korean J Cytopathol. 2004;15(1):70-73.

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Abstract PDF: The incidence of endometriosis in post-operative abdominal scars is rare. We describe two cases of abdominal endometriosis diagnosed by fine needle aspiration (FNA). Both patients presented with subcutaneous masses at previous cesarean section scars with cyclic symptoms of pain. The cytologic smears were cellular and comprised two distinct cell populations consisting of epithelial and stromal components. An epithelial component consisted of flat sheets of polygonal cells and the second stromal component showed crowded clusters of spindle cells or isolated single cells. Hemosiderin-laden macrophages were found in the background. FNA offers a safe and effective tool for diagnosis of abdominal wall endometriosis.

Minimal Deviation Endometrioid Adenocarcinoma of the Uterine Cervix: A Case Report.: Kye Won Kwon, Susie Chin, Hee Kyung Kim, Eun Seok Koh, Kyu Rae Kim, Kye Hyun Nam; Korean J Pathol. 2008;42(4):240-243.

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Abstract PDF: We describe here a case of minimal deviation endometrioid adenocarcinoma (MDEA) of the uterine cervix that was initially suspected according to the abnormal cytologic findings in a 39-year-old woman. The Papanicolaou (pap) smear showed many neoplastic glandular cells in monolayered sheets, rosettes, and clusters with palisading and feathering borders. The tumor cells had oval, hyperchromatic nuclei, with chromatin clumping and small nucleoli. Histologic examination disclosed endometrial-type glands with a bland, isolated, mainly rounded appearance and these glands were widely scattered deep into the cervical stroma with only scant stromal reaction. An association of MDEA with tubo-endometrioid metaplasia or cervical endometriosis has been suggested by identifying the tubo-endometrioid glands in the vicinity of the MDEA.

Uterus-Like Mass with Features of an Extrauterine Adenomyoma: A Case Report and Literature Review.: Mi Jin Kim, Sang Hee Seok; Korean J Pathol. 2007;41(5):347-351.

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Abstract PDF: Uterus-like masses, such as cavities lined by endometrium-type mucosa surrounded by bundles of smooth muscle cells, may strikingly resemble the uterus. In this report, we describe a case of a uterus-like mass with features of an extrauterine adenomyoma in a 42-year-old woman. The first uterine-like mass was documented by Cozzutto in 1981 and to date, 13 such cases have been reported. Three theories have been offered to explain their etiology: 1) the uterine/Mullerian duct fusion defect theory, which is based on a developmental abnormality occurring during the formation of the female genital tract, 2) the metaplastic theory, which is based on the fact that a uterus-like mass may arise from subperitoneal mesenchymal cells that retain the ability to duplicate Mullerian duct structures, and 3) the heterotopia theory. We consider that the metaplastic theory best fits with our observations in the present case as both glandular and stromal smooth muscle cells proliferated as a true neoplasm rather than as an anomaly.

Obstructive Mucocele of the Appendix Secondary to Endometriosis: A Case Report.: Chang Hun Lee, Dong Hoon Shin, Jun Woo Lee; Korean J Pathol. 2004;38(6):419-422.

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Abstract PDF: Appendiceal mucoceles are usually associated with hyperplastic or neoplastic mucosal proliferation and obstructive lesions such as postinflammatory scarring, fecalith, carcinoid tumor, and endometriosis. Among these, an association with endometriosis is known to be very exceptional. We herein report on a rare case of obstructive mucocele of the appendix that was secondary to endometriosis in a 42-year-old patient with pelvic endometriosis. A computed tomography scan demonstrated a periappendiceal abscess-like lesion with a left adnexal mass that was suggestive of endometriosis. On gross examination, the periappendiceal lesion consisted of a mucin-filled cavity (the so-called mucocele) that was 1.8 cm in diameter, and it protruded into the cecal lumen. Microscopically, the lining epithelium of the cavity was almost totally denuded. A small amount of mucus spilled over outside the mucocele, but pseudomyxoma peritonei was not present. The wall of the mucocele showed the characteristic multiple foci of endometriosis involving predominantly the muscularis propria and the serosa of the appendix and adjacent cecal walls.

Original Article

Clear Cell Adenocarcinoma of the Urinary Bladder Accompanied by Vesical Endometriosis.: Eun Kyung Han, So Yeon Park, Nam Hoon Cho, Woo Ik Yang, Chanil Park; Korean J Pathol. 1990;24(4):489-496.

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Abstract PDF: A case of clear cell adenocarcinoma arising in the female urinary bladder, which is accompanied by endometriosis of the urinary bladder and the uterus, is reported. The carcinoma protruded into the vesical lumen as a fungating mass, and had a tubulocyotic pattern. The tumor cell had intracytoplasmic glycogen and electron microscopically short microvilli on their surface, resembling clear cell acenocarcinoma of the female genital tract including ovary. This is the fourth case report of clear cell adenocarcinoma complicating vesical endometriosis, and may support the view that clear cell carcinome arises from endometriosis which, in turn, from the Mullerian remnant.

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