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Imaging diagnosis of accessory and cavitated uterine mass, a rare mullerian anomaly
Accessory and Cavitated Uterine Mass (ACUM) is a rare form of developmental Mullerian anomaly seen in young females, which presents as chronic recurrent pelvic pain and severe dysmenorrhea. It is an accessory cavity lying within an otherwise normal uterus. It is lined by functional endometrium and s...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4094973/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25024530 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0971-3026.134411 |
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description | Accessory and Cavitated Uterine Mass (ACUM) is a rare form of developmental Mullerian anomaly seen in young females, which presents as chronic recurrent pelvic pain and severe dysmenorrhea. It is an accessory cavity lying within an otherwise normal uterus. It is lined by functional endometrium and surrounded by myometrium-like smooth muscle cells; hence, it bears striking macroscopic and microscopic resemblance to the uterus. Hysterosalpingography (HSG), Ultrasonography (USG), and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) form the mainstay of diagnostic imaging. The entity is often under diagnosed; therefore, a high index of suspicion combined with HSG and MRI imaging can help in making an accurate diagnosis. |
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spelling | pubmed-40949732014-07-14 Imaging diagnosis of accessory and cavitated uterine mass, a rare mullerian anomaly Jain, Nishchint Verma, Ritu Indian J Radiol Imaging Abdominal Radiology Accessory and Cavitated Uterine Mass (ACUM) is a rare form of developmental Mullerian anomaly seen in young females, which presents as chronic recurrent pelvic pain and severe dysmenorrhea. It is an accessory cavity lying within an otherwise normal uterus. It is lined by functional endometrium and surrounded by myometrium-like smooth muscle cells; hence, it bears striking macroscopic and microscopic resemblance to the uterus. Hysterosalpingography (HSG), Ultrasonography (USG), and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) form the mainstay of diagnostic imaging. The entity is often under diagnosed; therefore, a high index of suspicion combined with HSG and MRI imaging can help in making an accurate diagnosis. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2014 /pmc/articles/PMC4094973/ /pubmed/25024530 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0971-3026.134411 Text en Copyright: © Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Abdominal Radiology Jain, Nishchint Verma, Ritu Imaging diagnosis of accessory and cavitated uterine mass, a rare mullerian anomaly |
title | Imaging diagnosis of accessory and cavitated uterine mass, a rare mullerian anomaly |
title_full | Imaging diagnosis of accessory and cavitated uterine mass, a rare mullerian anomaly |
title_fullStr | Imaging diagnosis of accessory and cavitated uterine mass, a rare mullerian anomaly |
title_full_unstemmed | Imaging diagnosis of accessory and cavitated uterine mass, a rare mullerian anomaly |
title_short | Imaging diagnosis of accessory and cavitated uterine mass, a rare mullerian anomaly |
title_sort | imaging diagnosis of accessory and cavitated uterine mass, a rare mullerian anomaly |
topic | Abdominal Radiology |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4094973/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25024530 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0971-3026.134411 |
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