adenomyosis

adenomyosis

 [ad″ĕ-no-mi-o´sis]

invasion of the muscular wall of an organ (e.g., uterus) by glandular tissue.

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ad·e·no·my·o·sis

(ad'ĕ-nō-mī-ō'sis), [MIM*600458]

The ectopic occurrence or diffuse implantation of adenomatous tissue in muscle (usually smooth muscle).

[G. adēn, gland, + mys, muscle, + -osis condition]

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adenomyosis

(ăd′n-ō-mī-ō′sĭs)

n.

A form of endometriosis characterized by the invasive, usually benign growth of tissue into smooth muscle such as the uterus.

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adenomyosis

A condition characterised by extension of endometrial glands into the myometrium, often accompanied by diffuse and symmetric enlargement of the uterus.
 
Risk population
More common in multiparous women > age 30, possibly exacerbated by oral contraceptives.
 
Clinical findings
Prolonged or heavy menstrual bleeding, painful menses with cramping.
 
Management
Analgesics; hysterectomy.

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adenomyosis

Stromal endometriosis Gynecology A condition characterized by extension of endometrial glands into the myometrium, often accompanied by diffuse and symmetric enlargement of the uterus Risk population More common in multiparous ♀ > age 30, possibly exacerbated by OCs Clinical Prolonged or heavy menstrual bleeding, painful menses with cramping Management Analgesics; hysterectomy

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ad·e·no·my·o·sis

(ad'ĕ-nō-mī-ō'sis)

The ectopic occurrence or diffuse implantation of adenomatous tissue in muscle (usually smooth muscle).

[G. adēn, gland, + mys, muscle, + -osis condition]

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adenomyosis

A benign condition, affecting most often the womb (UTERUS), in which glandular lining tissue occurs within the muscular wall. A form of ENDOMETRIOSIS.

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Adenomyosis

Uterine thickening caused when endometrial tissue, which normally lines the uterus, extends outward into the fibrous and muscular tissue of the uterus.

Mentioned in: Menstrual Disorders

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