Uterine lithiasis

L. C. Alpert; Eric Haufrect; M. R. Schwartz

doi:10.1097/00000478-199011000-00008

Uterine lithiasis

L. C. Alpert, Eric Haufrect, M. R. Schwartz

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We report a case of uterine lithiasis in a 73-year-old Latin American woman. The patient underwent vaginal hysterectomy and colporrhaphy for complaints related to secondary uterine prolapse and cystocele. The 70-g, 8 x 5 x 3.5 cm uterus had a normal shape. Ten white, starlike, 0.5 x 0.5 x 0.2 cm, calcified structures were found within the endometrial cavity. Chemical analysis of one of these by x-ray diffraction showed it to be composed of calcite, one of the crystalline forms of calcium carbonate. To our knowledge, this is the first report of human uterine lithiasis in the literature.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1071-1075
Number of pages	5
Journal	American Journal of Surgical Pathology
Volume	14
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/00000478-199011000-00008
State	Published - Jan 1 1990

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Lithiasis
Uterus

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Anatomy
Pathology and Forensic Medicine

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