Uterine enlargement (differential)

Last revised by Yahya Baba on 11 Oct 2022

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Radswiki T, Baba Y, Yap J, et al. Uterine enlargement (differential). Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 24 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-15400

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https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-15400

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15400

Article created:

14 Oct 2011, The Radswiki ◉

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Last revised:

11 Oct 2022, Yahya Baba ◉

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At the time the article was last revised Yahya Baba had no financial relationships to ineligible companies to disclose.

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6 times, by 6 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Obstetrics, Gynaecology

Sections:

Gamuts

Synonyms:

Differential diagnosis of uterine enlargement
Enlarged uterus
Uterine enlargement
Causes of uterine enlargement

Uterine enlargement can occur in a number of situations from both diffuse and focal processes. These include:

gestation related events
- normal intrauterine pregnancy
- molar pregnancy - gestational trophoblastic disease
- postpartum uterus - still larger than usual
hormonal causes
- exogenous hormones
  - estroprogesterone (oral contraceptive pills)
  - tamoxifen
- endogenous hormones
myometrial tumorous lesions
- benign
  - uterine leiomyomas: common cause
    - large uterine leiomyoma
    - multiple leiomyomata
    - uterine leiomyomatosis
- malignant
  - uterine leiomyosarcoma
endometrial tumors lesions
other neoplastic conditions
- uterine lymphoma
- metastases to the uterus
adenomyosis: common cause
- diffuse adenomyosis
- uterine adenomyoma
dilatation of the uterine cavity or contents within the uterine cavity - can occur for some reasons and can cause
vascular causes
- uterine arteriovenous malformations
- pelvic congestion syndrome ¹

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Uterine enlargement (differential)

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