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There are many case reports of the rare cystic uterine lesions which are often classed as variants of adenomyosis. The introduction of Ultrasound and Magnetic Resonance Imaging has enabled non-invasive diagnosis. Cystic variant of adenomyosis, which is often amenable to surgical treatment, should be suspected in cases of refractory dysmenorrhoea. More recently, we proposed a standardised classification system to be used when reporting these rare lesions. Uniform reporting may enable better understanding of the condition and can replace the confusion terminology currently reported in literature.
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Habiba, M., Benagiano, G., Brosens, I. (2016). Myometrial Cystic Adenomyosis. In: Habiba, M., Benagiano, G. (eds) Uterine Adenomyosis. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-13012-5_11
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