ENDOMETRIAL SARCOMA CAUSING OBSTRUCTED LABOUR

In: BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology · 1973 · vol. 80(11) , pp. 999–1001 · doi:10.1111/j.1471-0528.1973.tb02964.x · PMID:4796253 · W1987042021
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This case report documents the first known instance of obstructed labor caused by stromal endometriosis or sarcoma, with diagnosis confirmed via biopsy during Caesarean section and subsequent hysterectomy.

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Summary A search of the literature has failed to reveal previous reports of obstructed labour due to stromal endometriosis or sarcoma. Such a case is here recorded. A biopsy was taken at Caesarean section and hysterectomy four weeks later confirmed endometrial sarcoma.

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