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Masa uterina accesoria cavitada: un dilema diagnóstico ilustrado por tres informes de casos
Shruti Thakur1, Sanjay Kumar1, Sushma Makhaik1
1Department of Radiodiagnosis, Indira Gandhi Medical College and Hospital (IGMC), Shimla, India.
Journal of reproduction & infertility
|January 26, 2026
Resumen
La masa uterina accesoria cavitada (ACUM), una rara anomalía de Müller, a menudo se presenta con dolor pélvico y con frecuencia se diagnostica erróneamente. Este estudio destaca tres casos tratados de forma no quirúrgica para preservar la fertilidad futura.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Ginecología
- Medicina Reproductiva
- Diagnóstico por Imagen
Sus antecedentes:
- La masa uterina accesoria cavitada (ACUM) es una anomalía rara y no clasificada de Müller.
- La ACUM típicamente se presenta con dolor pélvico o dismenorrea y a menudo se diagnostica erróneamente debido a la falta de conocimiento.
- Se caracteriza por características de imagen distintas, a menudo ubicadas dentro del útero cerca del ligamento redondo.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Informar tres casos de ACUM en pacientes jóvenes con síntomas prolongados.
- Enfatizar el papel diagnóstico de la resonancia magnética (RM) en la ACUM.
- Discutir estrategias de manejo personalizadas para la ACUM, considerando la preservación de la fertilidad.
Principales métodos:
- Serie de casos retrospectiva de tres pacientes jóvenes diagnosticadas con ACUM.
- Se utilizó ecografía (USG) y resonancia magnética (RM) para el diagnóstico.
- El manejo incluyó terapia hormonal, analgésicos y enfoques conservadores, evitando la cirugía.
Principales resultados:
- Dos casos fueron diagnosticados erróneamente inicialmente por ecografía; la resonancia magnética proporcionó un diagnóstico definitivo.
- Las tres pacientes optaron por un manejo no quirúrgico (terapia hormonal o analgésicos) para minimizar los riesgos obstétricos.
- El tratamiento médico mostró un alivio limitado de los síntomas, pero preservó el potencial reproductivo.
Conclusiones:
- El diagnóstico de ACUM puede ser un desafío, lo que subraya la importancia de la imagen avanzada como la RM.
- El manejo no quirúrgico puede ser preferible en pacientes jóvenes, nulíparas y que desean embarazos futuros, a pesar de su eficacia limitada.
- La intervención quirúrgica para la ACUM requiere precaución debido a los efectos desconocidos sobre los resultados reproductivos.
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