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Clear Cell Adenocarcinoma Arising from Abdominal Wall Endometriosis

Endometriosis is a frequent benign disorder. Malignancy arising in extraovarian endometriosis is a rare event. A 49-year-old woman is presented with a large painful abdominal wall mass. She underwent a myomectomy, 20 years before, for uterus leiomyoma. Computed tomography suggested that this was a d...

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Autores principales: Achach, Thouraya, Rammeh, Soumaya, Trabelsi, Amel, Ltaief, Rached, Ben Abdelkrim, Soumaya, Mokni, Moncef, Korbi, Sadok
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2648644/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19266089
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2008/478325
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Sumario:Endometriosis is a frequent benign disorder. Malignancy arising in extraovarian endometriosis is a rare event. A 49-year-old woman is presented with a large painful abdominal wall mass. She underwent a myomectomy, 20 years before, for uterus leiomyoma. Computed tomography suggested that this was a desmoid tumor and she underwent surgery. Histological examination showed a clear cell adenocarcinoma associated with endometriosis foci. Pelvic ultrasound, computed tomography, and endometrial curettage did not show any malignancy or endometriosis in the uterus and ovaries. Adjuvant chemotherapy was recommended, but the patient was lost to follow up. Six months later, she returned with a recurrence of the abdominal wall mass. She was given chemotherapy and then she was reoperated.