Correction: Endometrioid cancer associated with endometriosis: from the seed and soil theory to clinical practice

There was a mistake in the caption of Figure 3 as published, acknowledging that it was modified from the previously cited 2018 Cell Reports paper. The corrected caption of Figure 3 appears below. Figure 3 The “seed and soil” hypothesis: retrograde flow of endometrial cells already harboring cancer-associated mutation moving from the primary carcinoma in the endometrium to ectopic sites of endometriosis where tumor localizations arise. Modified from Suda K et al. (16). The original version of this article has been updated. Statements Publisher’s note All claims expressed in this article are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of their affiliated organizations, or those of the publisher, the editors and the reviewers. Any product that may be evaluated in this article, or claim that may be made by its manufacturer, is not guaranteed or endorsed by the publisher. Summary Keywords uterine carcinoma, endometriosis, endometrioid adenocarcinoma of the endometrium, mismatch repair (MMR) deficiency, tumor dissemination Citation Farolfi A, Altavilla A, Morandi L, Capelli L, Chiadini E, Prisinzano G, Gurioli G, Molari M, Calistri D, Foschini MP and De Giorgi U (2026) Correction: Endometrioid cancer associated with endometriosis: from the seed and soil theory to clinical practice. Front. Oncol. 16:1867620. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2026.1867620 Received 28 April 2026 Revised 28 April 2026 Accepted 29 April 2026 Published 25 June 2026 Approved by Frontiers Editorial Office, Frontiers Media SA, Switzerland Volume 16 - 2026 Updates Copyright © 2026 Farolfi, Altavilla, Morandi, Capelli, Chiadini, Prisinzano, Gurioli, Molari, Calistri, Foschini and De Giorgi. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. *Correspondence: Alberto Farolfi, [email protected] Disclaimer All claims expressed in this article are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of their affiliated organizations, or those of the publisher, the editors and the reviewers. Any product that may be evaluated in this article or claim that may be made by its manufacturer is not guaranteed or endorsed by the publisher.