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Cystic adenomyoma of the uterus: Case report and literature review

  • Lei Zhang EMAIL logo , Zhaojun Guo , Yicun Pang , Jun Zhao , Jun Liang und Xiaolin Ma
Veröffentlicht/Copyright: 15. Mai 2024

Abstract

Cystic adenomyosis is a rare type of adenomyosis. The main clinical manifestation of uterine cystic adenomyoma is severe dysmenorrhoea, and the condition can be diagnosed by relevant clinical examination. The preferred treatment, with a good prognosis, is lesion resection. The clinical data of a patient with uterine cystic adenomyoma recorded at the Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University are reported herein. A 39-year-old female patient presented with tolerable menstrual pain and aggravated dysmenorrhoea, which she had experienced for 4 years, and menorrhagia, which she had had for approximately 1 year. Ultrasound and tumour marker tests suggested abnormalities, and magnetic resonance imaging confirmed a diagnosis of uterine cystic adenomyoma. A hysteroscopy and intrauterine lesion electrocision were performed, and the results of postoperative pathology tests suggested that the endometriosis cysts had returned to normal after the postoperative intervention. The analysis of the clinical manifestations and diagnosis and treatment of uterine cystic adenomyoma can improve the understanding of the disease and reduce the rates of misdiagnosis and missed diagnoses to ensure early detection with timely diagnosis and treatment.

1 Introduction

Adenomyosis is a benign uterine disease characterised by gland and stromal tissue of the ectopic endometrium invading the myometrium with reactive fibrosis [1]. If the cystic cavity is filled with ectopic endometrial tissue and blood with a diameter of greater than 10 mm, the condition is referred to as cystic adenomyosis, an adenomyotic cyst, or cystic adenomyoma [2]. This is a rare type of adenomyosis with low incidence, and its typical clinical manifestations are dysmenorrhoea and menorrhagia, which are difficult to control. Asymptomatic cases are usually not diagnosed in routine gynaecological examinations; however, some patients with cystic adenomyosis complain of severe pain associated with menstruation [3]. In other cases, it may be found during the investigation of infertility or miscarriage. This disease has a negative impact on quality of life in terms of menstrual symptoms, fertility, and pregnancy outcomes, and patients are at high risk of miscarriage and obstetric complications [4]. Cystic adenomyoma is still a poorly understood disease. It is a cystic lesion that does not communicate with the uterine cavity. It is lined with a healthy endometrium, lies within the myometrium, and contains a bleeding fluid described as chocolate like. According to the literature, patients with symptomatic cystic adenomyoma present mainly with pain, especially dysmenorrhoea, sometimes accompanied by chronic pelvic pain and painful intercourse. Menorrhagia and menorrhagia are sometimes associated with cystic adenomyoma. Few cases of cystic adenomyoma have been reported in the literature. Similar disease entities have been reported using different nomenclature, making it difficult to estimate the prevalence of the disease. Most case reports show that the lesion site of uterine cystic adenomyosis is often located in the myometrial wall or subserosa. Due to the lack of specificity of clinical manifestations, it is easy to miss a diagnosis of uterine cystic adenomyosis or misdiagnose it before surgery, and since an early diagnosis is difficult, this condition has attracted much attention. This article presents a clinical case of cystic adenomyoma in a 39-year-old woman who reported menstrual abdominal pain and summarises the patient’s clinical manifestations, classification, pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment to provide a reference for clinicians to diagnose and treat this disorder.

2 Case description

2.1 History and pre-admission examination

The 39-year-old female patient was hospitalised on 23 February 2021 due to dysmenorrhoea, which she had experienced for 4 years, and aggravation of menstruation, with increased menstruation volume and length, which she had had for 1 year. The patient had had four pregnancies but only one birth, a male baby 13 years previously, who had been delivered by caesarean section. The section incision had healed poorly, and the patient had fat liquefaction, infection, incision dehiscence, and purulent secretion exudation in the abdominal incision. The incision finally healed after repeated dressing changes, anti-infection treatment, and secondary suture. The patient had undergone two artificial abortions and a laparoscopic right salpingectomy, due to an ectopic pregnancy. The patient’s menstrual abdominal pain was tolerable and had a visual analogue scale (VAS) score of 2 points, and the aggravated dysmenorrhoea symptoms had a VAS score of 9 points. Oral analgesics administered daily during menstruation relieved the symptoms of dysmenorrhoea, but they increased menstrual flow and prolonged menstruation.

Ultrasound examination of the patient 2 months prior to admission showed uterine cavity line separation, a 59 mm × 24 mm liquid dark area, poor sound transmission, dense weak echo points, and unilateral endometrial thickness of approximately 2.3 mm. An intrauterine fluid dark area (a haematocele) was considered and curettage was suggested, but the patient refused it. On 16 February 2021, the patient visited another hospital and underwent a gynaecological ultrasound, which suggested that the low-echo area in the uterine cavity had dimensions of approximately 2.6 cm × 3.5 cm × 2.4 cm. As a result of this intrauterine low-echo area (a possible haematocele), a curettage was performed. No blood was discharged during the operation, and only a small amount of endometrial tissue was scraped out. The pathological results indicated secretory changes in the endometrium, accompanied by decidual-like changes in the stroma.

After hospital admission, the patient underwent further clinical examinations to confirm the initial findings and make a diagnosis. Ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) imaging were performed to observe and locate the lesion, and the tumour markers carbohydrate antigen (CA125) and carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (CA199) were checked to further confirm and track the changes in the cystic adenomyosis. Finally, after the initial diagnosis, a hysteroscopy and intrauterine focal electrocision surgery were performed to remove the lesion, which was analysed using haematoxylin and eosin (HE) staining.

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2.2 Ultrasound examination

The ultrasound images after admission revealed a cystic mass, 3.0 cm × 2.7 cm in size, which could be seen as a liquid dark area with a dotted linear strong echo and which appeared to be located in the upper part of the uterine cavity. It seemed to form a complete capsule with a thickness of approximately 0.2 cm. The anterior wall of the uterus was not clear, and the lower uterine segment interval was 0.5 cm. The thickness of a single endometrium was approximately 0.1 cm. These results are shown in Figure 1a and b.

Figure 1 
                  Ultrasonic imaging and MRI of cystic adenomyoma. (a) High signal of lesion in the T1WI cross-sectional images (marked white arrow). (b) Slightly low signal of lesion in the T2WI sagittal images. (c and d) MRI of cystic adenomyoma.
Figure 1

Ultrasonic imaging and MRI of cystic adenomyoma. (a) High signal of lesion in the T1WI cross-sectional images (marked white arrow). (b) Slightly low signal of lesion in the T2WI sagittal images. (c and d) MRI of cystic adenomyoma.

2.3 MRI examination

The MRI examination after admission showed a circular mass shadow of approximately 2.73 cm × 3.04 cm × 3.61 cm in the endometrial cavity. There was a high signal in the T1-weighted image (WI) and a slightly lower signal in T2WI, and the upper margin of the lesion had a long narrow neck attached to the right anterior myometrium, as shown in Figure 1c and d.

2.4 Tumour marker evaluation

Blood samples were collected from the patient on 16 February 2021 at an outpatient review, and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay results showed that the CA125 concentration was 16.2 U/mL and the CA199 concentration was 285.2 U/mL.

2.5 Operation description

The preliminary clinical diagnosis was cystic adenomyoma. Hysteroscopy and intrauterine focal electrocision were performed under intravenous anaesthesia. During the operation, a mass of approximately 3 cm × 3 cm × 4 cm was observed to protrude into the uterine cavity from the anterior wall of the uterus. This mass had a smooth surface and was covered in endometrial tissue, and the pedicle, which was approximately 2 cm in width, was attached to the right anterior wall of the uterus, close to the cornual region. Brown chocolate-like fluid exuded from the mass when stimulated with needle electrodes, and the cyst wall was approximately 0.5 cm thick. The hysteroscopy was then performed through the cyst cavity. After washing the cyst cavity, the cyst wall was seen to be smooth and white, and a dilated gland opening was visible near the myometrium cyst wall. A cut was made in the cyst wall using a ring electrode to flush out the region with the normal endometrial tissue while retaining part of the cyst wall to prevent the large area of endometrial defect from affecting postoperative menstruation. The results of postoperative pathology tests suggested the presence of an endometrial cyst as shown in Figure 2. Postoperative intervention comprised the administration of three courses of GnRH-a to prevent relapse. When tested on 2 April 2021, CA199 (21.5 U/mL) had decreased to normal levels, and on 3 July, when menstruation recovered, menstrual abdominal pain symptoms were relieved, and menstrual period and menstrual volume were normal. Informed written consent was obtained from the patient for the publication of this report and any accompanying images.

Figure 2 
                  Pathologic examination of the lesion. (a and b) HE staining results of the pathologic lesion.
Figure 2

Pathologic examination of the lesion. (a and b) HE staining results of the pathologic lesion.

3 Discussion

Diffuse adenomyosis is the most common type, and localised adenomyosis, especially of the cystic uterine glands, is very rare. Cystic adenomyosis is a specific type of lesion that originates in the myometrium of the uterus and is filled with a chocolate-like viscous fluid. A summary of the cases that were found is given in Table 1 [4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13]. Cystic adenomyoma is characterised by the invasive presence of gland and stromal tissue of the ectopic endometrium with a thickness of greater than 2.5 cm in the myometrium. The main clinical manifestations are secondary progressive dysmenorrhoea, prolonged menstruation, menorrhagia, and uterine enlargement, combined with infertility [14]. Because of the atypical clinical manifestations and the rarity of the condition, patients with cystic adenomyosis are often misdiagnosed. These symptoms may be signs of other clinical conditions, such as subplasmalemmal fibroid degeneration.

Table 1

Case summary of cystic adenomyosis reported in literatures

Study (author, time) Age Location Lesion size (cm) Clinical symptoms References
Protopapas et al. (2020) 14 Hypotense myometrium 3.8 Dysmenorrhoea [4]
Takeuchi et al. (2010) 30 Adjacent myometrium 3.5 Serve dyspareunia [5]
29 Adjacent myometrium 3 Serve dyspareunia
27 Adjacent myometrium 4.2 Serve dyspareunia
20 Adjacent myometrium 2.8 Serve dyspareunia
30 Adjacent myometrium 3.4 Serve dyspareunia
28 Adjacent myometrium 2.5 Serve dyspareunia
23 Adjacent myometrium 2.8 Serve dyspareunia
20 Adjacent myometrium 3.4 Serve dyspareunia
Zhou et al. (2020) 45 Posterior uterine isthmus 9 Serve dyspareunia [6]
Branquinho et al. (2012) 17 Adjacent myometrium 3.3 Dyspareunia [7]
Dadhwal et al. (2017) 23 Adjacent myometrium 4 Lower abdominal pain, dyspareunia [8]
16 Adjacent myometrium 3.5 Lower abdominal pain, dyspareunia
Kim (2014) 30 Adjacent myometrium 2 Dyspareunia [9]
Kriplani et al. (2011) 16 Adjacent myometrium 4 Serve dyspareunia [10]
18 Adjacent myometrium 5 Serve dyspareunia
18 Adjacent myometrium 4.5 Serve dyspareunia
24 Adjacent myometrium 4 Serve dyspareunia
Pontrelli et al. (2015) 27 Uterine cavity 8 Dyspareunia [11]
Mahey et al. (2023) 20 Left side anteroinferior 3 Lower abdominal pain [12]
Nigam et al. (2021) 30 Adjacent myometrium 4.8 Severe abdominal pain [13]

The pathogenesis of cystic adenomyoma is unclear, but it may result from repeated endometrial damage and repair, high oestrogen levels, immunity, inflammation, and other factors [15]. The growth of the endometrial glands and stroma is limited due to the action of oestrogen and progesterone, which causes uniform or limited enlargement of the uterus, and this results in the formation of adenomyoma in the myometrium [16]. The patient in this study had previously undergone a uterine caesarean section, and the wound had healed poorly. She had a history of two abortions and an ectopic pregnancy, and she had had a laparoscopic right salpingectomy. Her history of infection and multiple uterine operations suggests probable disruption of the boundary between the endometrium and the myometrium, and the endometrium migration to the myometrium is a known high-risk factor for the development of the disease.

The surgical techniques described for treating cystic adenomyomas were developed from myomectomy techniques [3]. Individualised treatment plans should be formulated according to the patient’s age of onset of the disease, lesion location, size, and fertility requirements and should be aimed at relieving symptoms, removing lesions, protecting fertility function, and avoiding recurrence. Panhysterectomy and lesion resection may be opted for depending on the patient’s age and fertility requirements, and lesion resection is the preferred surgical method for treating young patients who may wish to have a child in the future.

There is no unified conclusion concerning the necessity and choice of maintenance treatment after surgery. Some scholars regard cystic adenomyoma to be a special type of adenomyosis [17]. They did not think that it needs maintenance and the patients can have a treatment efficiency; however, in this case, the postoperative pathology outcome was an endometrioma, and, due to the probable presence of residual ectopic endometrial tissue after surgery, the postoperative use of drugs to prevent recurrence was advocated. Since part of the cyst wall was preserved to replace the normal endometrium, three courses of GnRH-a were prescribed.

4 Conclusion

According to the current case and a review of the relevant literature, cases of cystic adenomyoma are clinically significant. For women with aggravated menstruation, severe dysmenorrhoea, isolated uterine cysts seen in ultrasound images, and elevated serum CA125, the possibility of cystic uterine adenomyomas should be considered to avoid clinical misdiagnosis and delays in the diagnosis of the condition. In such cases, MRI scans facilitate further differential diagnosis, and surgical treatment is the most effective treatment method. Future studies are required to gain insights into maintenance treatment after surgery.


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  1. Funding information: Authors state no funding involved.

  2. Author contributions: L.Z., J.Z., ZJ.G., and XL.M. analysed and interpreted the patient data. L.Z. and J.L. wrote the manuscript. YC.P. and XL.M. were significant contributors to Organizing medical records. XL.M. revised the manuscript.

  3. Conflict of interest: Authors state no conflict of interest.

  4. Data availability statement: The datasets generated during and/or analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.

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Received: 2023-08-21
Revised: 2023-11-15
Accepted: 2024-02-28
Published Online: 2024-05-15

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  120. Renal microangiopathy and immune complex glomerulonephritis induced by anti-tumour agents: A case report
  121. Correlation analysis of AVPR1a and AVPR2 with abnormal water and sodium and potassium metabolism in rats
  122. Gastrointestinal health anti-diarrheal mixture relieves spleen deficiency-induced diarrhea through regulating gut microbiota
  123. Myriad factors and pathways influencing tumor radiotherapy resistance
  124. Exploring the effects of culture conditions on Yapsin (YPS) gene expression in Nakaseomyces glabratus
  125. Screening of prognostic core genes based on cell–cell interaction in the peripheral blood of patients with sepsis
  126. Coagulation factor II thrombin receptor as a promising biomarker in breast cancer management
  127. Ileocecal mucinous carcinoma misdiagnosed as incarcerated hernia: A case report
  128. Methyltransferase like 13 promotes malignant behaviors of bladder cancer cells through targeting PI3K/ATK signaling pathway
  129. The debate between electricity and heat, efficacy and safety of irreversible electroporation and radiofrequency ablation in the treatment of liver cancer: A meta-analysis
  130. ZAG promotes colorectal cancer cell proliferation and epithelial–mesenchymal transition by promoting lipid synthesis
  131. Baicalein inhibits NLRP3 inflammasome activation and mitigates placental inflammation and oxidative stress in gestational diabetes mellitus
  132. Impact of SWCNT-conjugated senna leaf extract on breast cancer cells: A potential apoptotic therapeutic strategy
  133. MFAP5 inhibits the malignant progression of endometrial cancer cells in vitro
  134. Major ozonated autohemotherapy promoted functional recovery following spinal cord injury in adult rats via the inhibition of oxidative stress and inflammation
  135. Axodendritic targeting of TAU and MAP2 and microtubule polarization in iPSC-derived versus SH-SY5Y-derived human neurons
  136. Differential expression of phosphoinositide 3-kinase/protein kinase B and Toll-like receptor/nuclear factor kappa B signaling pathways in experimental obesity Wistar rat model
  137. The therapeutic potential of targeting Oncostatin M and the interleukin-6 family in retinal diseases: A comprehensive review
  138. BA inhibits LPS-stimulated inflammatory response and apoptosis in human middle ear epithelial cells by regulating the Nf-Kb/Iκbα axis
  139. Role of circRMRP and circRPL27 in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
  140. Investigating the role of hyperexpressed HCN1 in inducing myocardial infarction through activation of the NF-κB signaling pathway
  141. Characterization of phenolic compounds and evaluation of anti-diabetic potential in Cannabis sativa L. seeds: In vivo, in vitro, and in silico studies
  142. Quantitative immunohistochemistry analysis of breast Ki67 based on artificial intelligence
  143. Ecology and Environmental Science
  144. Screening of different growth conditions of Bacillus subtilis isolated from membrane-less microbial fuel cell toward antimicrobial activity profiling
  145. Degradation of a mixture of 13 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by commercial effective microorganisms
  146. Evaluation of the impact of two citrus plants on the variation of Panonychus citri (Acari: Tetranychidae) and beneficial phytoseiid mites
  147. Prediction of present and future distribution areas of Juniperus drupacea Labill and determination of ethnobotany properties in Antalya Province, Türkiye
  148. Population genetics of Todarodes pacificus (Cephalopoda: Ommastrephidae) in the northwest Pacific Ocean via GBS sequencing
  149. A comparative analysis of dendrometric, macromorphological, and micromorphological characteristics of Pistacia atlantica subsp. atlantica and Pistacia terebinthus in the middle Atlas region of Morocco
  150. Macrofungal sporocarp community in the lichen Scots pine forests
  151. Assessing the proximate compositions of indigenous forage species in Yemen’s pastoral rangelands
  152. Food Science
  153. Gut microbiota changes associated with low-carbohydrate diet intervention for obesity
  154. Reexamination of Aspergillus cristatus phylogeny in dark tea: Characteristics of the mitochondrial genome
  155. Differences in the flavonoid composition of the leaves, fruits, and branches of mulberry are distinguished based on a plant metabolomics approach
  156. Investigating the impact of wet rendering (solventless method) on PUFA-rich oil from catfish (Clarias magur) viscera
  157. Non-linear associations between cardiovascular metabolic indices and metabolic-associated fatty liver disease: A cross-sectional study in the US population (2017–2020)
  158. Knockdown of USP7 alleviates atherosclerosis in ApoE-deficient mice by regulating EZH2 expression
  159. Utility of dairy microbiome as a tool for authentication and traceability
  160. Agriculture
  161. Enhancing faba bean (Vicia faba L.) productivity through establishing the area-specific fertilizer rate recommendation in southwest Ethiopia
  162. Impact of novel herbicide based on synthetic auxins and ALS inhibitor on weed control
  163. Perspectives of pteridophytes microbiome for bioremediation in agricultural applications
  164. Fertilizer application parameters for drip-irrigated peanut based on the fertilizer effect function established from a “3414” field trial
  165. Improving the productivity and profitability of maize (Zea mays L.) using optimum blended inorganic fertilization
  166. Application of leaf multispectral analyzer in comparison to hyperspectral device to assess the diversity of spectral reflectance indices in wheat genotypes
  167. Animal Sciences
  168. Knockdown of ANP32E inhibits colorectal cancer cell growth and glycolysis by regulating the AKT/mTOR pathway
  169. Development of a detection chip for major pathogenic drug-resistant genes and drug targets in bovine respiratory system diseases
  170. Exploration of the genetic influence of MYOT and MB genes on the plumage coloration of Muscovy ducks
  171. Transcriptome analysis of adipose tissue in grazing cattle: Identifying key regulators of fat metabolism
  172. Comparison of nutritional value of the wild and cultivated spiny loaches at three growth stages
  173. Transcriptomic analysis of liver immune response in Chinese spiny frog (Quasipaa spinosa) infected with Proteus mirabilis
  174. Disruption of BCAA degradation is a critical characteristic of diabetic cardiomyopathy revealed by integrated transcriptome and metabolome analysis
  175. Plant Sciences
  176. Effect of long-term in-row branch covering on soil microorganisms in pear orchards
  177. Photosynthetic physiological characteristics, growth performance, and element concentrations reveal the calcicole–calcifuge behaviors of three Camellia species
  178. Transcriptome analysis reveals the mechanism of NaHCO3 promoting tobacco leaf maturation
  179. Bioinformatics, expression analysis, and functional verification of allene oxide synthase gene HvnAOS1 and HvnAOS2 in qingke
  180. Water, nitrogen, and phosphorus coupling improves gray jujube fruit quality and yield
  181. Improving grape fruit quality through soil conditioner: Insights from RNA-seq analysis of Cabernet Sauvignon roots
  182. Role of Embinin in the reabsorption of nucleus pulposus in lumbar disc herniation: Promotion of nucleus pulposus neovascularization and apoptosis of nucleus pulposus cells
  183. Revealing the effects of amino acid, organic acid, and phytohormones on the germination of tomato seeds under salinity stress
  184. Combined effects of nitrogen fertilizer and biochar on the growth, yield, and quality of pepper
  185. Comprehensive phytochemical and toxicological analysis of Chenopodium ambrosioides (L.) fractions
  186. Impact of “3414” fertilization on the yield and quality of greenhouse tomatoes
  187. Exploring the coupling mode of water and fertilizer for improving growth, fruit quality, and yield of the pear in the arid region
  188. Metagenomic analysis of endophytic bacteria in seed potato (Solanum tuberosum)
  189. Antibacterial, antifungal, and phytochemical properties of Salsola kali ethanolic extract
  190. Exploring the hepatoprotective properties of citronellol: In vitro and in silico studies on ethanol-induced damage in HepG2 cells
  191. Enhanced osmotic dehydration of watermelon rind using honey–sucrose solutions: A study on pre-treatment efficacy and mass transfer kinetics
  192. Effects of exogenous 2,4-epibrassinolide on photosynthetic traits of 53 cowpea varieties under NaCl stress
  193. Comparative transcriptome analysis of maize (Zea mays L.) seedlings in response to copper stress
  194. An optimization method for measuring the stomata in cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) under multiple abiotic stresses
  195. Fosinopril inhibits Ang II-induced VSMC proliferation, phenotype transformation, migration, and oxidative stress through the TGF-β1/Smad signaling pathway
  196. Antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of Salsola imbricata methanolic extract and its phytochemical characterization
  197. Bioengineering and Biotechnology
  198. Absorbable calcium and phosphorus bioactive membranes promote bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells osteogenic differentiation for bone regeneration
  199. New advances in protein engineering for industrial applications: Key takeaways
  200. An overview of the production and use of Bacillus thuringiensis toxin
  201. Research progress of nanoparticles in diagnosis and treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma
  202. Bioelectrochemical biosensors for water quality assessment and wastewater monitoring
  203. PEI/MMNs@LNA-542 nanoparticles alleviate ICU-acquired weakness through targeted autophagy inhibition and mitochondrial protection
  204. Unleashing of cytotoxic effects of thymoquinone-bovine serum albumin nanoparticles on A549 lung cancer cells
  205. Erratum
  206. Erratum to “Investigating the association between dietary patterns and glycemic control among children and adolescents with T1DM”
  207. Erratum to “Activation of hypermethylated P2RY1 mitigates gastric cancer by promoting apoptosis and inhibiting proliferation”
  208. Retraction
  209. Retraction to “MiR-223-3p regulates cell viability, migration, invasion, and apoptosis of non-small cell lung cancer cells by targeting RHOB”
  210. Retraction to “A data mining technique for detecting malignant mesothelioma cancer using multiple regression analysis”
  211. Special Issue on Advances in Neurodegenerative Disease Research and Treatment
  212. Transplantation of human neural stem cell prevents symptomatic motor behavior disability in a rat model of Parkinson’s disease
  213. Special Issue on Multi-omics
  214. Inflammasome complex genes with clinical relevance suggest potential as therapeutic targets for anti-tumor drugs in clear cell renal cell carcinoma
  215. Gastroesophageal varices in primary biliary cholangitis with anti-centromere antibody positivity: Early onset?
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