Malignancy and endometriosis
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This paper discusses how endometriosis may increase the risk of both endometrioid and non-endometrioid malignancies, potentially linked to infertility, inflammation, and various cellular dysfunctions.
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The concerns regarding endometriosis-associated malignancy include endometrioid changes in the ovary and non-ovarian tissue as well as in nonendometrioid malignancies. The risk of malignancy may increase with endometriosis, infertility, adhesions, inflammatory conditions, dysfunction of the apoptotic system, dysfunction of human embryonic stem cells, endocrine dysfunction, and immune dysfunction.
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