Malignant Chest Wall Endometriosis: A Case Report and Literature Review

Agrawal A, Anita Agrawal, Jill Nation, Nation J, Ghatage P, Prafull Ghatage, Chu P, Pamela Chu, Sue Ross, Ross S, Anthony Magliocco, Anthony M. Magliocco, Magliocco A
Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology Canada : JOGC = Journal d'obstetrique et gynecologie du Canada : JOGC · 2009 · vol. 31(6) , pp. 538–541 · doi:10.1016/s1701-2163(16)34217-7 · PMID:19646320 · W2188862097
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This case report describes a rare instance of malignant chest wall endometriosis and reviews the existing literature on its diagnosis and management.

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BackgroundEndometriosis usually affects women in their reproductive years. Most commonly, the pelvic organs are involved. Involvement of the chest wall after hysterectomy is rare. The incidence of malignant transformation is less than 1% for ovarian endometriosis, but is unknown for extraovarian endometriosis.CaseA 47-year-old woman who had undergone hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy for endometriosis presented four years after surgery with a well-differentiated endometrioid adenocarcinoma arising in the background of endometriosis in the right chest wall. The tumour was resected, and the patient received six courses of adjuvant chemotherapy.ConclusionWomen with endometriosis-associated cancer require individualized management options, depending upon the histopathology and stage of the cancer.

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endometriosis

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Carcinoma, Endometrioid Cell Transformation, Neoplastic Thoracic Neoplasms Thoracic Wall Carcinoma, Endometrioid Endometriosis Endometriosis Endometriosis Female Humans Middle Aged Thoracic Neoplasms Thoracic Wall

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