Endometrioma of the liver.
Hepatic endometriosis is extremely rare. We describe a patient sent to us with epigastric pain as the only symptom and who was found to have associated endometrioma of the liver and left ovary. We suggest a gynecologic evaluation before surgery for hepatic cyst of unknown cause.
Rovati
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V
Department of Surgery, University of Milano School of Medicine, Italy.
Faleschini
E
E
Vercellini
P
P
Nervetti
G
G
Tagliabue
G
G
Benzi
G
G
D000328:Adult; D003560:Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery