ReviewInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
Classifying Adenomyosis: Progress and Challenges.
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- Understanding Ultrasound Features that Predict Symptom Severity in Patients with Adenomyosis: a Systematic Review.Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) · 2024Pooled it
- Diagnostic accuracy of transvaginal ultrasound for adenomyosis using consensus-based direct and indirect sonographic signs: prospective cohort study.Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology · 2026Article
- Identification of Misplaced Endometrial Glands and Stroma in the Myometrium of Foetal Uteri Evocative of Developmental Adenomyosis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
- Correlation of PGP9.5 and TGF-β1 Levels in Menstrual Blood with Dysmenorrhea Severity in Adenomyosis Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of women's health · 2026Article
- Imaging features of appendiceal signet ring cell carcinoma with uterine implantation: A case report.World journal of radiology · 2025Article
- Single-cell RNA sequencing identifies the prolactin receptor as a therapeutic target in adenomyosis.Signal transduction and targeted therapy · 2025Article
- Uterine Artery Embolization as an Alternative Therapeutic Option in Adenomyosis: An Observational Retrospective Single-Center Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Advances in non-invasive diagnosis of uterine adenomyosis: a narrative review.Gynecology and pelvic medicine · 2025Review
- The Impact of Adenomyosis on Pregnancy.Biomedicines · 2024Review
- Adenomyosis and Abnormal Uterine Bleeding: Review of the Evidence.Biomolecules · 2024Review
- [Classification of Uterine Adenomyosis: A Pictorial Essay].Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology · 2024Review
- Multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging-based assessment of the effect of adenomyosis on determining the depth of myometrial invasion in endometrial cancer.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2024Article
- Innovative Ultrasound Criteria for the Diagnosis of Adenomyosis and Correlation with Symptoms: A Retrospective Re-Evaluation.Biomedicines · 2024Article
- A method for isolating and culturing ectopic epithelial and stromal cells to study human adenomyosis.Archives of gynecology and obstetrics · 2024Article
- Cystic Adenomyoma in Pregnancy: A Case Report.International journal of women's health · 2024Article
- Efficacy and safety of percutaneous microwave ablation for adenomyosis in the posterior uterine wall.The British journal of radiology · 2023Article
- Effects of localization of uterine adenomyosis on clinical features and pregnancy outcome.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Adenomyosis: An Updated Review on Diagnosis and Classification.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
- Modern view on the diagnostics and treatment of adenomyosis.Archives of gynecology and obstetrics · 2023Review
- In Search of an Imaging Classification of Adenomyosis: A Role for Elastography?Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Review
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Abstract
Classically, the diagnosis of adenomyosis relied on histological examination of uteri following hysterectomy and classifications focused on the depth of endometrial invasion within the myometrium. There remain uncertainties around the cut-off point for the histological diagnosis. Imaging-based diagnosis enables recognition of the condition in women not undergoing surgery and facilitates the assessment of the extent of adenomyosis within the whole uterus, as well as of affections of the uterovesical pouch and of the pouch of Douglas. In this article, we explore the diagnostic uncertainties, the need to produce a classification of the condition and the challenges towards that goal. A distinction should be drawn between disease mapping and a classification that may link histological or image-based features with clinical characteristics, or with pathophysiology. An agreed system for reporting adenomyotic lesions may enable comparisons of research studies and thus contribute towards an informed classification. To this aim, we outline the features of the condition and explore the characteristics that are considered when producing a taxonomy. These include the latest proposal for subdivision of adenomyosis into an internal and an external variant. We also explore the uncertainties linked to classifying involvement of the uterovesical pouch, the pouch of Douglas and lesions in the outer myometrium. The limitations of currently available evidence suggest that agreement on a hypothesis to underpin a classification is unlikely at present. Therefore, current efforts will probably remain focused on disease mapping.
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