Feature 2D-TVS Serosal contour of the uterus Uterus often globally enlarged Definition of lesion Ill-defined in diffuse adenomyosis (adenomyoma may be well-defined) Symmetry of uterine walls Anterior-posterior myometrial asymmetry…
Fig. 4.1 The mouse uterus shows distinct endometrial (E), inner circular (IC) and outer longitudinal (OL) myometria layers that are separated by a loosely packed vascular layer (V) (haematoxylin and…
Diagnostic cut off point References >1 HPF [84] >0.5 LPF (1 mm) [89, 112, 120] >1 medium-power field (×100) [32] >1 LPF [85] >1/4 of total uterine wall thickness [37]…
Parity Number of uteri Mean weight (SD) Maximum weight (gm) Vertical length Transverse Anteroposterior 0 30 63.2 ± 21.4 110 7.7 ± 0.2 4.7 ± 0.1 2.9 ± 0.2 1 26 90.4 ± 39.8 170 8.6 ± 0.3 5 ± 0.2 3.5 ± 0.2 2,3 173…
Fig. 12.1 (a) Laparoscopic view of the uterus with a posterior adenomyoma of 6 cm. (b, c) Sharp excision of the adenomyoma. Typically, a cleavage plane from healthy myometrium is…
Outcome measure Animal efficacy studies Clinical trials Incidence of adenomyosis + − Number of nodules + − Depth of myometrial infiltration + − Grade of levels of cell invasiveness +…
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