It is well recognized that some patients with endometrioid gynecological cancers have tumors arising in multiple sites (ovary, endometrium, and endometriosis) at the time of diagnosis. Molecular analysis has helped discern whether these mul…
Endometriosis is a fascinating disease that we strive to better understand. Molecular techniques are shedding new light on many important aspects of this disease: from pathogenesis to the recognition of distinct disease variants like deep i…
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Atypical endometriosis (AE) is thought to be a precursor lesion to the ovarian cancer subtypes associated with endometriosis, namely, endometrioid and clear cell carcinomas. ARID1A encodes a nuclear protein (BAF250…
BACKGROUND: Necrotic pseudoxanthomatous nodules of the ovary, omentum, and peritoneum are rare, and have been described as a late manifestation of endometriosis. CASE: A 39-year-old woman presented with acute abdominal pain and an abdomino…