Hysteroscopic transcervical resection is useful to diagnose myometrial invasion in atypical polypoid adenomyoma coexisting with atypical endometrial hyperplasia or endometrial cancer with suspicious myometrial invasion. Issue 5 (10th December 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Yamagami, Wataru; Susumu, Nobuyuki; Ninomiya, Tomomi; Nakadaira, Naoki; Iwasa, Naomi; Kuwahata, Michiko; Nomura, Hiroyuki; Kataoka, Fumio; Banno, Kouji; Aoki, Daisuke
• Is Part Of: Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology research. Volume 41:Issue 5(2015:May)
• Page Start: 768
• Page End: 775
• Publication Date: 2014-12-10
• Subjects: Gynecology -- Periodicals; Obstetrics -- Periodicals; 618.1005
• DOI: 10.1111/jog.12645
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1341-8076

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main"> <title>Abstract</title> <sec id="jog12645-sec-0001" sec-type="section"> <title>Aim</title> <p>Management of atypical polypoid adenomyoma (APAM) is complicated because it can sometimes coexist with atypical endometrial hyperplasia (AEH) or endometrioid adenocarcinoma. It is often difficult to assess myometrial invasion in APAM complicated with endometrial cancer. We encountered three patients who, contrary to magnetic resonance imaging, did not have myometrial invasion on hysteroscopic transcervical resection (TCR) and therefore could have fertility preserved, and consequently could become pregnant.</p> </sec> <sec id="jog12645-sec-0002" sec-type="section"> <title>Methods</title> <p>We removed the polypoid lesion and a 3–5 mm‐thick layer of the normal inner membrane at the root of the polypoid lesion, and then performed total curettage. Several pathological diagnostic procedures were then carried out on each of these resected specimens. Thereafter, high‐dose medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA) was initiated.</p> </sec> <sec id="jog12645-sec-0003" sec-type="section"> <title>Results</title> <p>All three patients underwent hysteroscopic transcervical tumor resection. The pathological diagnoses were as follows: patient 1, G1 endometrioid adenocarcinoma (EMG1) + APAM; patients 2, 3, AEH + APAM. No findings of myometrial invasion in the resected root specimen were observed in any patient. In all cases, high‐dose MPA was initiated. After the disappearance of tumors, each patient achieved pregnancy. Complications such as placenta accreta were not observed at the time of delivery.</p> </sec> <sec id="jog12645-sec-0004" sec-type="section"> <title>Conclusion</title> <p>In patients with APAM and AEH or EMG1, TCR may aid accurate diagnosis when myometrial invasion is unclear on diagnostic imaging.</p> </sec> </abstract>