title: Rectal endometriosis with invasion into lymph nodes.
abstract: Although endometriosis is a common disease in women of reproductive age, rectal endometriosis is rare and lymph node involvement by endometriosis is considered uncommon. We report a 37-year-old woman who had irregular lower abdominal pain and changes in bowel habits. She was operated on with suspected rectal cancer, but the histological diagnosis was rectal endometriosis with lymph node involvement. In women who suffer from digestive complaints, endometriosis should be considered in differential diagnosis. Rectal endometriosis has the ability to invade adjacent tissue as true malignant tumors. Therefore, lymph node involvement should be considered in rectal endometriosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecology, College of Medicine, Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Jeong
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Namkung
authors.forename: Sa Jin
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jang Heub
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jeana
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Soo Young
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Hur
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D012002:Rectal Diseases / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome