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Treatment:
*Uterine transplant - attempted.<ref>URL: [http://singularityhub.com/2011/06/18/in-a-medical-first-infertile-daughter-will-receive-uterus-from-mother-video/ http://singularityhub.com/2011/06/18/in-a-medical-first-infertile-daughter-will-receive-uterus-from-mother-video/]. Accessed on: 17 June 2011.</ref>
*Uterine transplant - attempted.<ref>URL: [http://singularityhub.com/2011/06/18/in-a-medical-first-infertile-daughter-will-receive-uterus-from-mother-video/ http://singularityhub.com/2011/06/18/in-a-medical-first-infertile-daughter-will-receive-uterus-from-mother-video/]. Accessed on: 17 June 2011.</ref>
==Uterus didelphys==
===General===
*Benign - though may adversely affect fertility.<ref name=pmid18155200>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Taylor | first1 = E. | last2 = Gomel | first2 = V. | title = The uterus and fertility. | journal = Fertil Steril | volume = 89 | issue = 1 | pages = 1-16 | month = Jan | year = 2008 | doi = 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.09.069 | PMID = 18155200 }}</ref>
*Rare - seen in < 0.3% deliveries.<ref name=pmid6019679/>
*Can be thought of as ''double uterus'' - a consequence of the Muellerian ducts '''not''' fusing.
Related conditions:
*Arcuate uterus - fundus has a concave contour towards the uterine cavity.
*Septate uterus.
*Bicornuate uterus.
*Uterus didelphys.
===Gross===
*Two uteri - each have a cervix and one connect to one [[fallopian tube]].
*+/-Vaginal septum ''or'' double [[vagina]].<ref name=pmid6019679>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Brown | first1 = DC. | last2 = Nelson | first2 = RF. | title = Uterus didelphys and double vagina with delivery of a normal infant from each uterus. | journal = Can Med Assoc J | volume = 96 | issue = 11 | pages = 675-7 | month = Mar | year = 1967 | doi =  | PMID = 6019679 |    PMC = 1936081}}</ref>
===Microscopic===
*Non-specific - gross diagnosis.


==Uterine adenomyosis==
==Uterine adenomyosis==

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The uterus is essential for survival of the species. It is commonly afflicted with tumours.

Endometrium and its pathology is dealt with in the endometrium, endometrial hyperplasia and endometrial carcinoma articles.

Other tumours are dealt with in uterine tumours.

Operations

  • Myomectomy.
  • Subtotal hysterectomy.
    • Discouraged... as the cervix remains and can develop a cancer.
  • Total hysterectomy.
  • Radical hysterectomy - total hysterectomy + parametrial tissue.[1]
    • Indications: cervical cancers, advanced uterine cancers.
      • This is typically done by gynecologists with additional training at larger centres.
      • Usually done with a bilateral salpingo-opherectomy (both tubes and ovaries) and pelvic lymph node dissection.

Notes:

  • There are almost no quality of life differences between total & subtotal hysterectomy.[2]

Tumours of the corpus

The most common is leiomyoma (uterine fibroids).

Endometrium

Dealt with in endometrium, endometrial hyperplasia and endometrial carcinoma articles.

Specific conditions

Congenital absence

  • Often in association with vaginal absence; ergo congenital absence of the uterus and vagina (CAUV).
    • AKA Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser (MRKH) syndrome.[3]

Features:[3]

  • Subdivided - as etiologies differ.
  • Thought to have a genetic component - autosomal dominant with variable penetration.

Treatment:

  • Uterine transplant - attempted.[4]

Uterus didelphys

General

  • Benign - though may adversely affect fertility.[5]
  • Rare - seen in < 0.3% deliveries.[6]
  • Can be thought of as double uterus - a consequence of the Muellerian ducts not fusing.

Related conditions:

  • Arcuate uterus - fundus has a concave contour towards the uterine cavity.
  • Septate uterus.
  • Bicornuate uterus.
  • Uterus didelphys.

Gross

Microscopic

  • Non-specific - gross diagnosis.

Uterine adenomyosis

  • AKA adenomyosis of the uterus.

General

Microscopic

Features:

  • Endometrial glands within uterine muscle - key feature.
    • Endometrial glands:
      • Circular.
      • Simple epithelial or pseudostratified epithelium +/- mitoses.
    • +/-Surrounded by endometrial stroma.
    • Blood:
      • Within glands.
      • Hemosiderin-laden macrophages.

Note:

DDx:

Uterine prolapse

General

  • Clinical diagnosis.
  • A common indication for a total hysterectomy.
  • Hysterectomy specimen usually comes with some vaginal mucosa.

Gross

  • Long cervix.

Microscopic

Features:

  • Uterus: non-specific.
  • Vaginal mucosa: (focal) keratinization due to rubbing - common finding.

See also

References

  1. Frumovitz, M.; Sun, CC.; Schmeler, KM.; Deavers, MT.; Dos Reis, R.; Levenback, CF.; Ramirez, PT. (Jul 2009). "Parametrial involvement in radical hysterectomy specimens for women with early-stage cervical cancer.". Obstet Gynecol 114 (1): 93-9. doi:10.1097/AOG.0b013e3181ab474d. PMID 19546764.
  2. Thakar, R.; Ayers, S.; Clarkson, P.; Stanton, S.; Manyonda, I. (Oct 2002). "Outcomes after total versus subtotal abdominal hysterectomy.". N Engl J Med 347 (17): 1318-25. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa013336. PMID 12397189.
  3. 3.0 3.1 URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1832178/.
  4. URL: http://singularityhub.com/2011/06/18/in-a-medical-first-infertile-daughter-will-receive-uterus-from-mother-video/. Accessed on: 17 June 2011.
  5. Taylor, E.; Gomel, V. (Jan 2008). "The uterus and fertility.". Fertil Steril 89 (1): 1-16. doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.09.069. PMID 18155200.
  6. 6.0 6.1 Brown, DC.; Nelson, RF. (Mar 1967). "Uterus didelphys and double vagina with delivery of a normal infant from each uterus.". Can Med Assoc J 96 (11): 675-7. PMC 1936081. PMID 6019679. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1936081/.
  7. Reinhold, C.; Tafazoli, F.; Mehio, A.; Wang, L.; Atri, M.; Siegelman, ES.; Rohoman, L. (Oct 1999). "Uterine adenomyosis: endovaginal US and MR imaging features with histopathologic correlation.". Radiographics 19 Spec No: S147-60. PMID 10517451.