title: Malignant transformation of superficial peritoneal endometriosis lesion.
abstract: A 63-year-old woman with no medical history underwent an abdominal surgery with hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy for a 10 cm peritoneal cyst with increased cancer antigene-125. A large suspicious tumour of the Douglas space, with contact to the uterus and the rectal wall was described. The rest of the exploration was normal, specially the rest of the peritoneum. Histopathology revealed a malignant transformation of a superficial peritoneal endometriosis. Secondary surgery was thus completed by laparoscopy with bilateral pelvic and para-aortic lymph node dissections, omentectomy and multiple peritoneal biopsies. All staging samples were free of cancer; therefore no complementary therapy was administered. After 18 months of follow-up, consisting of clinical examination and pelvis magnetic resonance imaging every 6 months, we did not observe any recurrence. Malignant transformation of superficial peritoneal endometriosis is a rare disease and surgical management seems to be the main treatment.
authors: Department of Gynecology, Lariboisiere Hospital, Paris, France.
authors: Eva
authors: E
authors: Marchand
authors: Delphine
authors: D
authors: Hequet
authors: Anne
authors: A
authors: Thoury
authors: Emmanuel
authors: E
authors: Barranger
mesh_terms: D018269:Carcinoma, Endometrioid / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D002471:Cell Transformation, Neoplastic / Q000473:pathology*; D004312:Douglas' Pouch / Q000473:pathology*; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D008875:Middle Aged; D010052:Ovariectomy; D010532:Peritoneal Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D058994:Salpingectomy
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