title: [Association between inguinal endometriosis and polycystic ovary].
abstract: A case of inguinal endometriosis is described in a patient affected by PCOD. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case of this type of association reported in the literature although cases in which endometriosis was related to high estrogen levels are well documented. We suggest that in the presence of high estrogen levels (absolute or relative hyperestrinism), the foci of endometriosis might not prove a rare condition if clinicians and pathologists lashed for it carefully.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Ginecologia, Ostetricia e Fisiopatologia, II Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Università degli Studi Federico II di Napoli.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zarcone
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Longo
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ferrara
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cardone
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004714:Endometrial Hyperplasia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D004967:Estrogens / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007264:Inguinal Canal / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011085:Polycystic Ovary Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*
chemical_list: D004967:Estrogens
vernacular_title: Associazione tra endometriosi inguinale ed ovaio policistico.