Endometriosis mimicking soft tissue tumors: diagnosis and treatment.

Athanasios Marinis, A Marinis, J Vassiliou, John Vassiliou, D Kannas, T K Theodosopoulos, Theodosios Theodosopoulos, A Kondi-Pafiti, Evi Kairi, E Kairi, V Smyrniotis
European journal of gynaecological oncology · 2006 · vol. 27(2) , pp. 168–70 · PMID:16620063 · W2416996926
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This study presents four cases of extragenital endometriosis of the abdominal wall, which mimicked soft tissue tumors and required resection to healthy margins to prevent recurrence.

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Abstract

The clinical manifestations, the radiologic appearance and the treatment of four women with extragenital endometriosis of the abdominal wall are presented. In two patients endometriosis was found adherent with the structures of the inguinal canal and in the other two the tumors infiltrated structures of the abdominal wall. Symptoms included cyclical pain and palpable subcutaneous masses fixed to the surrounding tissues. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging failed to differentiate the lesions from other soft tissue tumors. Resection to healthy tissue margins is the treatment of choice, in order to avoid local recurrence.

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endometriosis

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Endometriosis Endometriosis Soft Tissue Neoplasms Adult Diagnosis, Differential Endometriosis Endometriosis Female Humans Soft Tissue Neoplasms

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