Intestinal Endometriosis Mimics Cancer of the Sigmoid Colon

Hsin‐Hung Huang, You‐Chen Chao
In: Journal of Medical Sciences · 2004 · vol. 24(5) , pp. 287–289 · W2275196101
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A 39-year-old woman underwent sigmoid colon resection for suspected cancer, but final histology revealed benign intestinal endometriosis mimicking malignancy.

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Abstract

Intestinal endometriosis is often not suspected preoperatively in patients without a past history of this condition. Accurate preoperative diagnosis is very difficult due to the absence of specific clinical symptoms or endoscopic features. A 39-year-old woman with clinical and endoscopic findings consistent with a protruding demarcated mass invasive into the rectosigmoid colon underwent tumor resection under the suspicion of rectosigmoid cancer. However, final histological findings revealed benign endometriosis of the sigmoid colon. If a patient experiences weight loss, change in bowel habits, and a mass in the colon, the overwhelming likelihood is adenocarcinoma of the colon; however, intestinal endometriosis mimicking rectosigmoid cancer should also be considered.

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