title: Endometrioid adenocarcinoma arising from adenomyosis.
abstract: In spite of many references to carcinoma arising from endometriosis at extrauterine sites, there are few documented cases of carcinoma developing in association with adenomyosis. We present 2 rare cases of adenocarcinoma arising from adenomyosis. The relationship between prior frequent estrogen use and carcinogenesis and the possible effects of chemotherapy and radiation therapy are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oita Medical University, Hasama-machi, Oita, Japan. takai@oita-med.ac.jp
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Takai
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Akizuki
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nasu
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Etoh
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Miyakawa
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology*; D016889:Endometrial Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000473:pathology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D008875:Middle Aged