[Cecal pseudotumoral endometriosis: a rare cause of massive lower digestive hemorrhage. A clinical case].
A 45 year old female, with massive intestinal bleeding was subjected to barium enema disclosing a large lobulated mass in the caecum. A right hemicolectomy was performed. Gross pathological examination showed an infiltrative lesion of the caecum with superficial mucosal ulcerations. Histologically the cecal wall was studded with endometrial implants penetrating to the submucosal layer. No invasion of the mucosa was demonstrated. Recovery was uneventful. After 1 year of follow up the patient remain asymptomatic.
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D002430:Cecal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged
Endometriosis pseudotumoral del ciego: una causa infrecuente de hemorragia digestiva baja masiva. Caso clínico.