Primary abdominal wall clear cell carcinoma: case report and review of literature.

Anticancer research · 2009 · vol. 29(5) , pp. 1591–3 · PMID:19443371 · W1821446147
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This case report describes a rare clear cell adenocarcinoma arising in scar endometriosis 17 years post-cesarean section, highlighting diagnostic challenges and poor prognosis.

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BACKGROUND: The development of a mass in a surgical scar poses a diagnostic dilemma due to similarities in appearance to hernias, abscesses, hematomas or desmoid tumors. Scar endometriosis is uncommon and malignant change within this ectopic tissue is rare. CASE REPORT: The case of a 55-year-old woman with an isolated clear cell adenocarcinoma in an area of scar endometriosis more than 17 years after a cesarean section is presented. Initially, this tumor was thought to be a chronic abscess, but was finally diagnosed as clear cell carcinoma. This case highlights the difficulties in preoperative diagnosis as well as the poor prognosis of these tumors. CONCLUSION: Accurate diagnosis of a lump within a scar is important to define the prognosis and treatment. Further data are needed for the management of this pathology.

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endometriosis

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Abdominal Neoplasms Adenocarcinoma Abdominal Neoplasms Abdominal Neoplasms Adenocarcinoma Adenocarcinoma Fatal Outcome Female Humans Middle Aged

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