Endometriosis

Manfred Schwab
In: Encyclopedic Reference of Cancer · 2006 · pp. 292 · doi:10.1007/3-540-30683-8_503 · W4241934134
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Endometriosis is defined as a painful chronic disease where tissue similar to the uterine lining grows outside the uterus.

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This 2001 encyclopedic reference entry defines endometriosis as a painful chronic disease in which tissue resembling the endometrium is located outside the uterus. It describes the condition at a conceptual level by contrasting the normal location of uterine lining tissue with ectopic placement elsewhere. The entry does not report any experimental data, methods, or specific findings beyond this definition and context, so there are no stated limitations related to study design. This paper is centrally about endometriosis — it provides a definition and basic description of the condition and its hallmark feature (ectopic endometrial-like tissue).

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Definition Endometriosis is a painful chronic disease that occurs when tissue, like that lining the inside of the uterus (the endometrium), is found outside of the uterus. Access this chapter Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout Purchases are for personal use only Editor information Editors and Affiliations Rights and permissions Copyright information © 2001 Springer-Verlag About this entry Cite this entry (2001). Endometriosis. In: Schwab, M. (eds) Encyclopedic Reference of Cancer. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-30683-8_503 Download citation DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-30683-8_503 Publisher Name: Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg Print ISBN: 978-3-540-66527-4 Online ISBN: 978-3-540-30683-2 eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

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