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Abstract
Background: Adenomyoma is a benign tumour composed of smooth muscle and benign endometrium. These tumours typically originate within the uterus. An extra-uterine adenomyoma is a rare entity.
Case: We report a case of extra-uterine adenomyoma of the ovarian ligament, which was an incidental finding during a total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy for a benign ovarian tumour in a postmenopausal woman. The mass was round with uterine-type smooth muscle and scattered functional endometrial glands and stroma. Discussion: Only seven other cases of an extra-uterine uterine-like mass are reported in the literature. There have been no cases of adenomyoma in the ovarian ligament reported until now.
Conclusion: It is most likely that this uterine-like mass arose from the tissues of the secondary müllerian system.
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N.N. Mahajan
Dr. N. N. Mahajan, M.D. Padhar Hospital Padhar, District – Betul Madhya Pradesh, India. Pin 460005 E-mail: [email protected]