Gynecological diagnosis and pathology . ems to rest on the upper aspect of the patient had severe bladder symptoms. Adeno-myoma.—This is a tumour growing in the body of the uterus,consisting of fibrous and muscular tissue in which are imbedded islands ofadenomatous tissue. It usually grows on the posterior wall or lateralaspect of the uterus, and differs from the ordinary fibroid in the absenceof a capsule (fig. 112). On section it has the appearance of a local-ised thickening of the uterine wall. It may form a polypus as in fig. cut surface has a mottled appearance, owing t
Gynecological diagnosis and pathology . ems to rest on the upper aspect of the patient had severe bladder symptoms. Adeno-myoma.—This is a tumour growing in the body of the uterus,consisting of fibrous and muscular tissue in which are imbedded islands ofadenomatous tissue. It usually grows on the posterior wall or lateralaspect of the uterus, and differs from the ordinary fibroid in the absenceof a capsule (fig. 112). On section it has the appearance of a local-ised thickening of the uterine wall. It may form a polypus as in fig. cut surface has a mottled appearance, owing to the presence of theadenomatous areas in it. They never attain a large size and are seldommet with bigger than the fist. I 12 GYNECOLOGICAL PATHOLOGY On microscopic examination the appearances are those of an ordinaryfibroid, but at irregular intervals there are areas which present appearancesvery like those of the endometrium. There is a stroma of branchingcells with little intercellular substance, and in this are glands lined by a. Fig. 112.—Adeno-myoma of the Utebus. Uterus and tumour cut in vertical mesial section. The tumour is growing from thefundus. Note the absence of a capsule, the diffuse nature of the growth,its small size and its mottled appearance on section, due to the presence ofglandular areas.
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