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Article: Incidental granulomatous inflammation of the uterus.
- Article from:
- Southern Medical Journal
- Article date:
- August 1, 2002
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ABSTRACT
Background. Granulomas of the uterine corpus have been reported in a variety of pathologic conditions but are relatively rare findings in routine histopathologic material.
Methods. This retrospective clinicopathologic study reviewed patients diagnosed with uterine granulomas between 1980 and 1999 in a tertiary referral center.
Results. The study group was comprised of 11 women, ranging in age from 37 to 90 years. All patients had histologically confirmed, non-necrotizing granulomas. The most common symptom prompting biopsy or hysterectomy was abnormal bleeding. Several concomittant histopathologies were noted. Eight of 11 patients had ...