Mesothelial cyst of uterus in a nullipara patient: A case report

Medicine (Baltimore). 2023 Mar 3;102(9):e33159. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000033159.

Abstract

Introduction: Uterine mesothelial cysts represent a diagnostic challenge because of their low incidence, with very few cases reported in the English literature.

Patient concerns: We report the case of a 27-year-old nullipara woman complaining of self-discovery of a mass in the abdomen for 1 week. Supersonic examination revealed a pelvic cystic lesion measuring 8.9 × 8.2 cm. The patient underwent exploratory single-port laparoscopic surgery and had a large uterine cystic mass located within the posterior wall of the uterus.

Diagnosis: After excision of the uterine cyst, the final histopathological diagnosis was uterine mesothelial cyst.

Interventions: We treated her with a single-port laparoscopic uterine cystectomy.

Outcomes: Close follow-up of the case for 2 years showed that the patient was free of any symptoms, and no recurrence was noted.

Lessons: Uterine mesothelial cysts are extremely rare. They are often misdiagnosed by clinicians as extrauterine masses or cystic degeneration of leiomyomas. This report aims to share a rare case of uterine mesothelial cyst and improve gynecologists' academic vision of the disease.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abdominal Cavity*
  • Adult
  • Cystectomy
  • Female
  • Gynecologists
  • Humans
  • Pelvis
  • Uterus* / surgery