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Case Report

Transperineal Ultrasonographic and Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings of Vaginal Adenosis

Author(s): Sebnem Karasu*, Atilla Hikmet Cilengir, Irfan Ocal and Serpil Aydogmus

Volume 18, Issue 1, 2022

Published on: 08 June, 2021

Article ID: e080621193964 Pages: 4

DOI: 10.2174/1573405617666210608153631

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Abstract

Background: Vaginal adenosis is a rare clinicopathological entity which refers to the presence of glandular endometrial tissue in the vaginal wall.

Case Report: A gravida 2 para 0 46-year-old woman presented to the gynecology department with symptoms of chronic pelvic pain. Maternal Diethylstilbestrol (DES) usage has been proven to be effective in the development of vaginal adenosis. It can also be idiopathic. Its sonographic or Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) findings have not been described in English literature previously.

Conclusion: Here, we report the clinical, transperineal ultrasonographic (US) and MRI findings of a pathologically proven case of vaginal adenosis.

Keywords: Vaginal adenosis, transperineal ultrasonographic, magnetic resonance imaging, Diethylstilbestrol (DES), adenocarcinoma, dyspareunia.

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