[Adenocarcinoma arising on colo-rectal endometriosis: clinico-pathological considerations].

Annali italiani di chirurgia · 2000 · vol. 71(3) , pp. 385–8 · PMID:11014020 · W2464339081
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A 32-year-old woman presented with sigmoid endometrioid adenocarcinoma associated with submucosal endometriosis, suggesting colorectal endometriosis is a risk factor for adenocarcinoma in young women.

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Colo-rectal endometriosis represents a rare pathological event. Exceptionally, a malignant colo-rectal endometrioid carcinoma arising from endometriosis has been reported. In the present case, we describe a 32 year-old woman with clinical and radiological signs of large bowel sub-occlusive syndrome. Histologically, a sigmoid endometrioid adenocarcinoma associated with submucosal foci of eutopic endometrium was observed. Moreover, endometriotic tissue was observed at the level of the colonic left flexura and appendix. Colo-rectal endometriosis must be considered among risk factors for the development of large bowel adenocarcinoma in young female patients.

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Adenocarcinoma Colonic Diseases Colorectal Neoplasms Endometriosis Rectal Diseases Adenocarcinoma Adenocarcinoma Adult Colonic Diseases Colonic Diseases Colorectal Neoplasms Colorectal Neoplasms Endometriosis Endometriosis Female Humans Rectal Diseases Rectal Diseases

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