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Smooth muscle metaplasia in ovarian endometriosis

Fukunaga·2000·Histopathology

Abstract

AIMS: Little is known about smooth muscle metaplasia (SMM) in ovarian endometriosis. The clinicopathological significance of SMM in ovarian endometriosis is analysed. METHODS AND RESULTS: Three hundred and twenty-seven consecutive cases of ovarian endometriosis, including 58 cases associated with malignant ovarian epithelial tumour, between 1987 and 1996 were retrieved from hospital files and clinicopathologically analysed. The ages of the patients who showed SMM in ovarian endometriosis ranged from 28 to 70 years (average, 43. 8 years). SMM was observed in 58 cases (17.7%); in 51 of 269 cases without tumour (19.0%) and in seven of 58 with tumour (12.1%). The differences in the incidence of SMM in cases with and without tumour were not statistically significant. SMM was a focal, microscopic change and there was neither smooth muscle tumour nor uterus-like mass. Sixteen cases had short fascicles or stellate foci of SMM in the endometriotic stroma, an incomplete rim of SMM surrounding the endometriotic cysts was present in 32 cases, and 10 cases showed SMM in both the endometriotic stromal and incomplete rim of the endometriotic cysts. There was no significant histological difference in SMM between cases with and without malignant ovarian epithelial tumour. CONCLUSIONS: SMM in ovarian endometriosis is not an uncommon phenomenon. SMM may be explained in two ways. First, smooth muscle originates from metaplastic endometrial stromal cells in endometriotic foci. Second, it originates from metaplastic ovarian stromal cells in the rim of endometriosis.

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  • Fukunaga confirmed the presence of SMM as a focal, microscopic change or an incomplete rim of SMM surrounding the endometriotic cyst in both the endometrial stroma and the endometriotic cyst.

    “Fukunaga (44) confirmed the presence of SMM as a focal, microscopic change or an incomplete rim of SMM surrounding the endometriotic cyst in both the endometrial stroma and the endometriotic cyst.”

    From Pathogenesis of deep endometriosis (2017) · cites this paper as [44]

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Authors
Fukunaga
Affiliations
Jikei University School of Medicine (JP)
Corresponding author
Fukunaga
Venue
Histopathology
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2000-04
Volume
36
Issue
4
Pages
348-352
ISSN
  • 0309-0167 (ISSN-L)
  • 1365-2559
OpenAlex
W2079541795
Cited by
74
References
14
Citations by year
2026: 2 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 2 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 7 · 2015: 5 · 2014: 6 · 2013: 7 · 2012: 5
FWCI
1.09
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Histopathology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Reproductive Medicine › Endometriosis Research and Treatment
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Reproductive Medicine › Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Obstetrics and Gynecology › Gynecological conditions and treatments
Keywords
endometrioma, endometriotic cysts, clinicopathological significance
MeSH terms
Adult, Aged, Endometriosis, Female, Humans, Metaplasia, Middle Aged, Muscle, Smooth, Ovarian Diseases, Ovarian Neoplasms

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