The process of carcinogenesis for endometrial adenocarcinoma could be short: development of a malignancy after endometrial ablation.
Endometrial ablation has been proposed as an alternative to hysterectomy for the treatment of dysfunctional uterine bleeding. We describe what we believe to be the first reported case of an endometrial adenocarcinoma that may have developed shortly after endometrial ablation.
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk.
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D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D000328:Adult; D003475:Curettage; D004564:Electrocoagulation; D004714:Endometrial Hyperplasia / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016889:Endometrial Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D004717:Endometrium / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012008:Recurrence; D014592:Uterine Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery