A rare case of rectovaginal endometriosis with lymph node involvement.
A rare case of rectovaginal endometriosis with lymph node involvement is described in a 44-year-old patient. The presence of endometrial tissue in pelvic lymph nodes is rare and has been confirmed in the literature in subjects who underwent surgery for endometriosis. Involvement of pelvic lymph nodes by endometriosis seems unlikely to arise de novo and probably suggests lymphatic spread of the disease.
First Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Alexandra Hospital, University of Athens, Athens, Greece. thomakir@hotmail.com
Nikolaos
N
Thomakos
Alexandros
A
Rodolakis
George
G
Vlachos
Irene
I
Papaspirou
Sophia
S
Markaki
Aris
A
Antsaklis
D000328:Adult; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D007987:Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology*; D012002:Rectal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014623:Vaginal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery
D007987:Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone