Colonic endometriosis with malignant transformation mimicking a diverticular abscess

Daniel D Wong, Daniel Wong, Marek F Havlat, Marek Havlat, Lena Thin, Lena W Y Thin
International journal of colorectal disease · 2008 · vol. 23(8) , pp. 821–822 · doi:10.1007/s00384-008-0474-4 · PMID:18437398 · W1998390044
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This case report describes a patient with colonic endometriosis that transformed into malignancy, initially presenting as a diverticular abscess.

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This paper reports a clinical case in which colonic endometriosis underwent malignant transformation and presented in a way that mimicked a diverticular abscess. It describes the relevant clinical details of the presentation and the diagnostic challenge posed by the imaging/clinical appearance, ultimately emphasizing that malignant change can occur in endometriosis involving the colon. The main limitation is that this is a brief case report format, which cannot establish incidence or generalizable risk factors. This paper is centrally about endometriosis — a case of colonic endometriosis with malignant transformation that mimicked a diverticular abscess.

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Acknowledgements The authors would like to thank Mr. G Menezes and Dr. J Murray for their contribution to the clinical details. Author information Authors and Affiliations Corresponding author Rights and permissions About this article Cite this article Wong, D.D., Havlat, M.F. & Thin, L.W.Y. Colonic endometriosis with malignant transformation mimicking a diverticular abscess. Int J Colorectal Dis 23, 821–822 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00384-008-0474-4 Accepted: Published: Issue date: DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00384-008-0474-4

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Adenocarcinoma Cell Transformation, Neoplastic Colonic Diseases Endometriosis Sigmoid Neoplasms Abdominal Abscess Abdominal Abscess Adenocarcinoma Cell Transformation, Neoplastic Colonic Diseases Diagnosis, Differential Diverticulitis, Colonic Diverticulitis, Colonic Endometriosis Female Humans Middle Aged Sigmoid Neoplasms

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