Uterine cervical diverticulum resembling a degenerated leiomyoma

Obstet Gynecol. 2004 May;103(5 Pt 2):1130-3. doi: 10.1097/01.AOG.0000121831.46782.76.

Abstract

Background: Uterine diverticulum is a very rare anomaly. Most previously reported cases were called "pregnancy-associated sacculations," and only 2 cases were considered true uterine diverticula.

Case: A 41-year-old woman presented with fever and lower abdominal pain. An extrauterine mass was detected, and a hysterectomy was performed. Pathological examination revealed a cystic uterine diverticulum lined with cervical glands and myometrium arising from the cervix. The final diagnosis was an infected uterine cervical diverticulum.

Conclusion: Cervical diverticulum is a rare lesion that should be added to the differential diagnosis of a woman presenting with a pelvic mass.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cervix Uteri / abnormalities*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Diverticulum / congenital
  • Diverticulum / diagnosis*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Leiomyomatosis / diagnosis*
  • Uterine Cervicitis / diagnosis
  • Uterine Neoplasms / diagnosis*