title: Diagnosis and laparoscopic management of a rare endometriosis-related peritoneal mass with rapid growth in early pregnancy.
abstract: Herein is described the diagnosis, clinical management and laparoscopic removal of a rapid growing retro-uterine mass in a pregnant woman. After laparoscopic removal of the pelvic mass, diagnosis of peritoneal endometriotic cyst was made on histology. The patient was asymptomatic and no history of endometriosis was reported. The laparoscopic management of the peritoneal mass was safe and effective and to our knowledge this is the first case report describing a decidualized endometriotic lesion in the absence of a pre-pregnancy endometriosis diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Minimally Invasive Gynecological Surgery Unit.
authors.forename: Nadine
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Di Donato
authors.affiliation: Minimally Invasive Gynecological Surgery Unit.
authors.forename: Chiara
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Facchini
authors.affiliation: Minimally Invasive Gynecological Surgery Unit.
authors.forename: Concetta
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Leggieri
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy-Pathology, S.Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: Giacomo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Caprara
authors.affiliation: Minimally Invasive Gynecological Surgery Unit.
authors.forename: Renato
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Seracchioli
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D010537:Peritoneum / Q000473:pathology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000175:diagnosis*
keywords: endometriosis; laparoscopy; peritoneal mass; pregnancy