Tülay KOÇ, Ali YANIK, Ayşe ÇİÇEKLİ AKBULUT, Hatice ÖZER, Handan AKER

Endometriumda Liesegang halkaları: Olgu sunumu ve literatürün gözden geçirilmesi

Endometrial kalsifikasyonlar benign ve malign lezyonlarda saptanabilmektedir. Ancak çeşitliorganlarda farklı patolojik olaylara eşlik eden, histolojik ve sitolojik materyallerde saptanabilen,kalsiyum içermekle birlikte farklı kimyasal özelliklere sahip Liesegang halkaları olarak tanımlanankonsantrik lamellöz yapılar endometriumda oldukça az görülmekte ve tanı sorunlarına yolaçabilmektedir. Postmenopozal kanama nedeniyle uzun süre hormon kullanan 76 yaşındaki birhastanın endometriumunda saptadığımız hormonal değişiklikler yanısıra nadir görülen Lieseganghalkaları literatür eşliğinde değerlendirilerek sunuldu.

Liesegang rings in the endometrium: A case report and review of the literature

Endometrial calcifications could be detected in a variety of benign and malignant lesions.However, Liesegang rings are defined as concentric laminated structures seen in differentpathological events in various organs in the body, and can also be detectable in histological andcytological materials, include calcium with different chemical properties, and they are quite a fewin the endometrium and may lead to diagnostic problems. Liesegang rings, which are quite rare inthe endometrium, besides the hormonal changes of a 76-year-old postmenopausal patient usinghormone for a long time due to her bleeding was presented and reviewed the literature.

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