Clear cell carcinoma arising from scar endometriosis: A case report and literature review

Scar endometriosis is uncommon and defined as the presence of ectopic endometrial glands in abdominal soft tissues after a gynecological operation. Malignant transformation has been reported but remains rare. Carcinogenesis occurs in ectopic endometrial tissue with repeated hormone stimulation durin...

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Autores principales: Wei, Chun-Jui, Huang, Shu-Han
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2017
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5509184/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28757766
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/tcmj.tcmj_11_17
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description Scar endometriosis is uncommon and defined as the presence of ectopic endometrial glands in abdominal soft tissues after a gynecological operation. Malignant transformation has been reported but remains rare. Carcinogenesis occurs in ectopic endometrial tissue with repeated hormone stimulation during the menstrual cycle. We present a case of clear cell carcinoma directly arising from scar endometriosis after a cesarean section and review all 16 cases reported.
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spelling pubmed-55091842017-07-26 Clear cell carcinoma arising from scar endometriosis: A case report and literature review Wei, Chun-Jui Huang, Shu-Han Tzu Chi Med J Case Report Scar endometriosis is uncommon and defined as the presence of ectopic endometrial glands in abdominal soft tissues after a gynecological operation. Malignant transformation has been reported but remains rare. Carcinogenesis occurs in ectopic endometrial tissue with repeated hormone stimulation during the menstrual cycle. We present a case of clear cell carcinoma directly arising from scar endometriosis after a cesarean section and review all 16 cases reported. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2017 /pmc/articles/PMC5509184/ /pubmed/28757766 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/tcmj.tcmj_11_17 Text en Copyright: © 2017 Tzu Chi Medical Journal http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as the author is credited and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms.
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title Clear cell carcinoma arising from scar endometriosis: A case report and literature review
title_full Clear cell carcinoma arising from scar endometriosis: A case report and literature review
title_fullStr Clear cell carcinoma arising from scar endometriosis: A case report and literature review
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title_short Clear cell carcinoma arising from scar endometriosis: A case report and literature review
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5509184/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28757766
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/tcmj.tcmj_11_17
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