Ovarian neoplasm mimicking rectal carcinoma. Report of a case and review of the literature.
We report a rare case of primary endometrioid carcinoma of the ovary which presented clinically with rectal bleeding mimicking a rectal cancer. The patient's pre-operative evaluation included radiographic and sero-immunologic findings which indicated a primary ovarian neoplasm. Only two other cases of ovarian carcinoma with this presentation have been reported in the literature. Gynecologic processes that can present as bleeding gastrointestinal lesions are reviewed.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Maine Medical Center, Portland.
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Tarraza
D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*