Papillary adenofibroma of the cervix: a case report

Imaging Features of Carcinosarcoma Arising from Adenofibroma of the Uterus: A Case Report

BACKGROUND

Adenofibroma is a benign tumor composed histologically of epithelial elements and mesenchymal stroma. Carcinosarcoma is a malignant neoplasm that contains elements of carcinoma and sarcoma. Carcinosarcoma arising from adenofibroma of the uterus has never been reported in the literature in English language. Case Presentaion: We report a case of a 56-year-old woman who complained vaginal spotting persisting for several months. We described here for the first time a case of malignant transformation of uterine endometrial adenofibroma into carcinosarcoma that was depicted as a multilocular cystic lesion with enhancing solid portions and stalk-like structure between the myometrium and endometrial mass.

Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Flexible Hysterofiberscopic Findings of a Uterine Adenofibroma: Case Report and Literature Review

To our knowledge, highly detailed findings of flexible hysterofiberscopy in patients with adenofibroma have not been described. A 75-year-old nulliparous asymptomatic woman presented with a uterine polyp, which exhibited punctate heterogeneous hyperintensity or islands of isointense-to-hypointense signals on T2-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), hypointense signals on T1-weighted images (T1WI), and a little enhancement on contrast-enhanced T1WI. Flexible hysterofiberscopy revealed a red-pink polyp with a white-yellow, cobblestone-like surface easily deformed by perfusion fluid. The tumor was diagnosed histologically as an adenofibroma. Total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy were performed. The tumor in the uterus was necrotic macroscopically and histologically, and a residual adenofibroma could not be confirmed. At present, two years after surgery, the patient remains healthy. MRI and hysterofiberscopy can reveal the histological features of uterine adenofibromas and be useful for their diagnosis.

Adenofibroma in a young patient: a rare entity in an uncommon age

Adenofibroma is an extremely uncommon benign tumor composed of glandular and fibrous tissues. It occurs more often in the endometrium but it can also occur in the cervix and extrauterine sites. We report a case of a 32-year-old asymptomatic woman with cervical adenofibroma, first detected in a routine endovaginal ultrasound, as a cervical mass containing multiple cystic components. Histopathologic findings diagnosed its nature. As adenofibromas are very rare, we present this case with a brief review of the literature.

Unusual presentation of rare case of papillary adenofibroma of cervix in a young woman

Adenofibroma is an extremely rare benign biphasic neoplasm that is classified into the mixed epithelial and mesenchymal tumor group. These tumors tend to occur in postmenopausal and elderly women. We report the case of a large polypoidal mass per vagina occupying the whole pelvis in a young woman. Preoperative biopsy showed benign epithelial and mullerian mesenchymal components suggestive of mullerian adenofibroma. Total hysterectomy with bilateral salpingectomy was done. The diagnosis of papillary adenofibroma of cervix was made. The total surgery assured complete excision and permitted adequate sampling to exclude malignancy.

Cervical tumors

Imaging the cervix for benign and malignant disease can be achieved using transvaginal ultrasound, computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging, and 18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography. The best established role of imaging is in cervical carcinoma where magnetic resonance imaging, CT and increasingly positron emission tomography-CT are the most frequently used imaging modalities. These have a role in staging, treatment selection, recurrent disease, and imaging complications of treatment. Histopathological diagnosis of cervical disorders cannot be made on the basis of imaging alone but certain imaging features may provide an indication as to the underlying diagnosis. We describe the imaging features of some malignant tumor subtypes in which a preoperative diagnosis may alter management. Benign lesions of the cervix are usually detected incidentally or during investigations for dysfunctional vaginal bleeding. We describe the imaging features of the commonly encountered benign cervical lesions.