Endometrioid carcinoma arising in endometriosis. Case report.
Malignant transformation arising in endometriosis has been reported in some cases. Following Sampson's criteria, about 0.7%-1% of all cases of endometriosis undergo malignant transformation and the ovary is the most frequent site. A case is reported of a patient with endometriosis which, after 10 years, grew into ovarian endometrioid carcinoma. The relationship between endometriosis and cancer suggests a radical treatment of endometriosis and a careful assessment of postmenopausal woman presenting reactivation signs.
Romanini
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Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, University of Ancona, Italy.
Ciavattini
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Cignitti
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Ranaldi
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Garzetti
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D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology*; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*