Two cases of extragonadal malignant transformation of endometriosis after TAH/BSO for benign indications

• Extragonadal malignant transformation of endometriosis can occur after oophorectomy. • Endometriosis-associated malignancy can occur in the absence of hormone replacement. • Estrogen and progesterone receptor status can influence treatment strategies. • The role of chemotherapy for malignant trans...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Eurich, Katrin E., Goff, Barbara A., Urban, Renata R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2019
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6373206/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30805426
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gore.2018.12.011
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Sumario:• Extragonadal malignant transformation of endometriosis can occur after oophorectomy. • Endometriosis-associated malignancy can occur in the absence of hormone replacement. • Estrogen and progesterone receptor status can influence treatment strategies. • The role of chemotherapy for malignant transformation of endometriosis is not clear.

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