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Case Report
Müllerian cyst of the uterus treated with laparoscopy and diagnosed using immunohistology
Article first published online: 29 JUL 2012
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0756.2012.01968.x
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Nakae, H., Osuga, Y., Fujimoto, A., Nakagawa, S., Ichinose, M., Yano, T. and Taketani, Y. (2013), Müllerian cyst of the uterus treated with laparoscopy and diagnosed using immunohistology. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research, 39: 430–433. doi: 10.1111/j.1447-0756.2012.01968.x
Publication History
- Issue published online: 7 JAN 2013
- Article first published online: 29 JUL 2012
- Received: December 21 2011.; Accepted: May 10 2012.
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Keywords:
- immunostaining;
- laparoscopy;
- magnetic resonance imaging;
- Müllerian cyst;
- uterus
Abstract
Among uterine cystic tumors, uterine cyst arising from secondary Müllerian epithelium is exceedingly rare. A 45-year-old woman presented with pelvic cystic mass, which was initially diagnosed as a paraovarian cyst by ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging. At laparoscopy, the cyst proved to be a pedunculated uterine cyst, which was easily resected. Histologically, the cyst wall was lined by fallopian epithelium and positively stained for WT-1, estrogen receptor, and progesterone receptor. The final diagnosis was Müllerian cyst of the uterus. Preoperative diagnosis of uterine Müllerian cyst is usually impossible. Laparoscopy is useful as a minimally invasive treatment to diagnose and resect the cyst at the same time. Specific immunostaining is useful to make a definite diagnosis of Müllerian cyst of the uterus.