PurposeDeep infiltrating endometriosis is a chronic disease of largely unresolved pathogenesis. Lymphatic dissemination of endometriotic cells has been shown in incidentally removed mesorectal lymp...
Purpose Deep infiltrating endometriosis is a chronic disease of largely unresolved pathogenesis. Lymphatic dissemination of endometriotic cells has been shown in incidentally removed mesorectal lymph nodes (ILNs) and in pelvic sentinel lymp…
ObjectiveTo investigate the frequency of endometriotic lesions and disseminated endometriotic-like cells in a series of incidentally removed lymph nodes (LNs) in patients with endometriosis.DesignRetrospective study.SettingUniversity hospit…
Einleitung: Die Ursachen für die Entstehung der Endometriose sind noch nicht vollständig geklärt. Neueren Theorien zufolge spielt eine immunologische Komponente eine wichtige Rolle. Auffällig häufig findet man in unmittelbarer Umgebung von …
BACKGROUND: Deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) shows similarities to malignant diseases. A recent study involving DIE patients found endometriosis in mesorectal lymph nodes (LNs) after segmental bowel resection. However, it is unclear wh…