Endometriosis Mimicking Ovarian Cancer in the Setting of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

Sina Haeri, Jonathan A Cosin
Obstetrics and gynecology · 2009 · vol. 114(2) , pp. 425–426 · doi:10.1097/aog.0b013e318198a429 · PMID:19622948 · W1995567715
article OA: closed CC0 ⤵ 3 in-corpus citations
View on OpenAlex View on PubMed View at publisher

Abstract

In Brief BACKGROUND: With rising rates of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) among women and resultant immunosuppression, clinicians face varying presentations of gynecologic pathologies. We report a case of endometriosis in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) presenting with a Sister Mary Joseph’s nodule and mimicking carcinomatosis. CASE: A woman with AIDS and 2-month history of abdominal pain, distention, and weight loss was found to have periumbilical and pelvic masses, ascites, lymphadenopathy, and an elevated CA 125 level. Operative findings included chocolate-colored ascites and peritoneal seeding involving the ovaries, uterus, appendix, bowel, umbilicus, and omentum. The patient underwent total abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy and resection of all gross disease. Pathologic diagnosis was endometriosis and AIDS-associated adenopathy. COMMENT: Immunodeficiency from AIDS can affect the progression of endometriosis to the point of mimicking ovarian malignancy. Endometriosis should be considered in the differential diagnosis for patients with human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome presenting with a pelvic mass, ascites, lymphadenopathy, and carcinomatosis.

My notes (saved in your browser only)

Condition tags

endometriosis

MeSH descriptors

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Carcinoma Endometriosis Endometriosis Ovarian Neoplasms Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Adult Carcinoma Diagnosis, Differential Endometriosis Endometriosis Female Humans Ovarian Neoplasms

Citation neighborhood (sparse)

Too few in-corpus citations on either side for a chart; here are the lists.

Cites (3)

Cited by (3)

References (13)

Cited by (3)

Source provenance

europepmc
last seen: 2026-06-04T01:30:01.192114+00:00
openalex
last seen: 2026-06-10T17:14:06.276822+00:00
pubmed
last seen: 2026-05-13T22:13:59.677786+00:00
unpaywall
last seen: 2026-06-02T02:00:03.124865+00:00
License: CC0 · commercial use OK