Endometrioid carcinoma arising from endometriosis of the sigmoid colon during estrogenic treatment.
A case of endometrioid carcinoma arising from endometriosis of the sigmoid colon is reported. The patient had been treated with unopposed continuous estrogen injection for twenty years after bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy because of severe endometriosis. The pathology, pertinent literature and implications of the present case are discussed.
Duun
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Department of Pathology, Herlev Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
Roed-Petersen
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Michelsen
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D018269:Carcinoma, Endometrioid / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D015914:Estrogen Replacement Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012810:Sigmoid Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D012811:Sigmoid Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology