Uterus-like mass in the left broad ligament misdiagnosed as a malformation of the uterus: A case report of a rare condition and review of the literature

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1347.e13-1347.e16

  Liang, Yuan Jiao ^a   Hao, Qun ^a   Wu, Yuan Zhe ^a   Wu, Bo ^a  

^a MEDICAL SCHOOL OF NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Dysmenorrhea; pelvic mass; uterus like mass

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BROAD LIGAMENT; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CYST; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSMENORRHEA; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HETEROTOPIA; HISTOGENESIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; LAPAROSCOPY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MESOSALPINX CYST; METAPLASIA; MUELLERIAN DUCT; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; STROMA CELL; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UNCERTAINTY; UTERUS CAVITY; UTERUS LIKE MASS; UTERUS MALFORMATION; UTERUS SEPTUS;

EID: 77049087541     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.10.040     Document Type: Article

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