title: Subcutaneous metastasis of endometrial adenocarcinoma: case report of an incidental diagnosis during abdominal sonography.
abstract: A rare case of subcutaneous metastasis from endometrial adenocarcinoma detected incidentally on the anterior abdominal wall during routine abdominal sonography is reported. A 62-year-old woman with clinical FIGO Stage IA, grade 2 endometrial mixed type (endometrioid and mucinous) adenocarcinoma was found with a subcutaneous mass located in the abdomen 18 months after initial surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Bornova, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Dikmen
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Terek
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mgoyi
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Zekioglu
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Akercan
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Yucebilgin
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen; D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D016889:Endometrial Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D014592:Uterine Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology