Deeply infiltrating rectal endometriosis with lymph node involvement

Rafailidis S, S. Rafailidis, Symeonidis N, N Symeonidis, Nikolaos Symeonidis, K. Ballas, Ballas K, Psarras K, K Psarras, Kyriakos Psarras, T. Pavlidis, Patsiaoura K, K Patsiaoura, Sakadamis A, A. Sakadamis
Acta chirurgica Belgica · 2010 · vol. 110(2) , pp. 210–212 · doi:10.1080/00015458.2010.11680600 · PMID:20514836 · W152154061
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This case report describes a 45-year-old woman with rectal endometriosis found to have lymph node involvement after surgical resection.

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BACKGROUND: Sigmoidorectal endometriosis accounts for 70% of the cases of intestinal endometriosis. Symptoms are non-specific, frequently resembling adenocarcinomas. CASE: A 45-year-old woman complaining of recurrent rectal bleeding underwent colonoscopy in which a rectal polypoid mass was found. She underwent anterior rectosigmoidectomy and the histological examination of the resected bowel revealed rectal endometriosis with lymph node involvement. CONCLUSION: Lymphatic infiltration of epicolic lymph nodes raises questions about the benign nature of this presumed innocent disease.

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endometriosis

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Endometriosis Lymph Nodes Rectal Diseases Endometriosis Endometriosis Female Female Humans Humans Lymph Nodes Lymph Nodes Middle Aged Middle Aged Rectal Diseases Rectal Diseases

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