Clear Cell Adenocarcinoma Arising in Endometriosis of a Previous Episiotomy Site

In: Obstetrics & Gynecology · 2008 · vol. 112(2) , pp. 475–477 · doi:10.1097/aog.0b013e318179475b · W2034570748
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In Brief BACKGROUND: Malignant transformation of endometriosis in an episiotomy site is rare. CASE: A 42-year-old woman presented with a palpable mass, 2.5 cm in size, just inside the posterior commissure of the vagina, at the site of a previous episiotomy for a vaginal delivery. Three years previously, an endometriotic cyst had been excised at the same site, and the patient had been treated with a gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogue for 6 months. Biopsy revealed a clear cell adenocarcinoma arising in endometriosis. The patient underwent radical surgery alone without adjuvant therapy. At 10-month follow-up, there was no evidence of recurrence. CONCLUSION: Patients who experience a recurrence of extragonadal endometriosis after prior therapy should be monitored carefully for malignant degeneration. A clear cell carcinoma arose in endometriosis of a previous episiotomy site.

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