title: Endometrioid carcinoma arising in a scar of caesarean section. Case report.
abstract: Endometriosis of a surgical scar is rare and occurs mainly when a hysterectomy has been performed in the past. Development of malignancy in such a lesion is very unusual. A rare case of primary endometrioid carcinoma in the endometriosis of a caesarean scar is described.
authors.affiliation: 2nd Department of Surgery, Medical School, Athens University, Greece.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Markopoulos
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gogas
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Eleftheriou
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Floros
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002585:Cesarean Section / Q000009:adverse effects; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D016889:Endometrial Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011247:Pregnancy