Endosalpingiosis with concurrent endometriosis of ovary masquerading as ovarian malignancy

In: International Journal of Reproduction, Contraception, Obstetrics and Gynecology · 2020 · vol. 9(6) , pp. 2595 · doi:10.18203/2320-1770.ijrcog20202354 · W3031724131
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This paper reports a case of endosalpingiosis with concurrent endometriosis in a 42-year-old patient presenting with a large abdominal mass, ultimately diagnosed via exploratory laparotomy and histopathology.

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This case report describes a 42-year-old woman with a large solid-cystic adnexal mass thought clinically to represent ovarian malignancy, presenting with lower abdominal heaviness, a perceived lump, and low-grade fever for 15 days. She underwent exploratory laparotomy with staging procedures including hysterectomy, bilateral salpingo-ophorectomy, omentectomy, and pelvic lymph node dissection; intraoperatively the mass was adherent to bowel and the posterior uterine wall, requiring adhesiolysis. Final histopathology showed endosalpingiosis with concurrent endometriosis, and the postoperative course was uneventful, with the main limitation being that the evidence is derived from a single case. This paper is centrally about endometriosis — it reports endosalpingiosis with concurrent ovarian endometriosis that mimicked ovarian malignancy.

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Endosalpingiosis is a rare gynecological disorder of müllerian origin, characterized by the presence of tubal epithelium outside the fallopian tube, which involves structures of the female genital tract, peritoneum, and sub-peritoneal tissues. Endosalpingiosis can be associated with endometriosis or endocervicosis, although it often appears alone. Authors report a case of endosalpingiosis with concurrent endometriosis in a 42-year-old P2L1 patient. The patient presented to us with complaints of heaviness in lower abdomen, a feeling a lump in the lower abdomen and low-grade fever for 15 days. On per abdominal examination, a large solid cystic mass up to 20 weeks size was felt, which was more on the left side. Cervix was normal on speculum examination, the same mass was felt on per vaginal examination, separate from the uterus, the right fornix appeared free. Patient was asked to get a set of investigations done and to review as early as possible. An exploratory laparotomy with peritoneal wash cytology, total abdominal hysterectomy, bilateral salpingo-ophorectomy with supracolic and infracolic omentectomy and bilateral pelvic lymph nodes dissection was done on 18/07/18. Per operatively, there was a large cystic mass occupying the abdominal cavity adhered to the bowel and to posterior wall of the uterus, adhesiolysis followed by staging laparotomy was done.Patient’s postoperative course was uneventful and she was discharged on the 5th day of surgery in stable condition. The final histopathology report was suggestive of endosalpingiosis with concurrent endometriosis.
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Endosalpingiosis with concurrent endometriosis of ovary masquerading as ovarian malignancy DOI: https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-1770.ijrcog20202354Keywords: Adnexal mass, Endometriosis, Endosalpingiosis, Ovarian malignancyAbstract Endosalpingiosis is a rare gynecological disorder of müllerian origin, characterized by the presence of tubal epithelium outside the fallopian tube, which involves structures of the female genital tract, peritoneum, and sub-peritoneal tissues. Endosalpingiosis can be associated with endometriosis or endocervicosis, although it often appears alone. Authors report a case of endosalpingiosis with concurrent endometriosis in a 42-year-old P2L1 patient. The patient presented to us with complaints of heaviness in lower abdomen, a feeling a lump in the lower abdomen and low-grade fever for 15 days. On per abdominal examination, a large solid cystic mass up to 20 weeks size was felt, which was more on the left side. Cervix was normal on speculum examination, the same mass was felt on per vaginal examination, separate from the uterus, the right fornix appeared free. Patient was asked to get a set of investigations done and to review as early as possible. An exploratory laparotomy with peritoneal wash cytology, total abdominal hysterectomy, bilateral salpingo-ophorectomy with supracolic and infracolic omentectomy and bilateral pelvic lymph nodes dissection was done on 18/07/18. Per operatively, there was a large cystic mass occupying the abdominal cavity adhered to the bowel and to posterior wall of the uterus, adhesiolysis followed by staging laparotomy was done. Patient’s postoperative course was uneventful and she was discharged on the 5th day of surgery in stable condition. The final histopathology report was suggestive of endosalpingiosis with concurrent endometriosis. Metrics References Lui MW, Ngu SF. Mullerian cyst of the uterus misdiagnosed as ovarian cyst on pelvic sonography. J Clin Ultrasound. 2014;42(3):183-84. Bermejo R, Gomez A. Peritoneal mullerian tumor-like (endosalpingiosis leiomyomatosis peritoneal): a hardly known entity. Case Rep Obstet Gynecol. 2012;2012:329416. Singh N, Murali S. Florid cystic endosalpingiosis, masquerading as malignancy in a young patient: a brief review. BMJ Case Rep. 2014:bcr201320164 Sampson JA. Post-salpingectomy endometriosis, (endosalpingiosis). Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1930;20:443-80. Prentice L, Stewart A. What is endosalpingiosis? Fertil Steril. 2012;98(4):942-47. Zangmo R, Singh N, Kumar S, Vatsa R. Second look of endosalpingiosis: a rare entity. J Obstet Gynecol India. 2017;67:299. Zapardiel I, Tobias-Gonzalez P, de Santiago J. Endosalpingiosis mimicking recurrent ovarian carcinoma. Taiwan J Obstet Gynecol. 2012;51:660e662. Clement B, Young RH, Olsen NH, Hefferren JJ. Florid cystic endosalpingiosis with tumour-like manifestations: a report of four cases including the first reported cases of trans muralendosalpingiosis of the uterus. Ame J Surg Pathol. 1999;23:166-75. Hemalatha AL, Ashok KP, Anoosha K, Indira CS. Cystic endosalpingiosis of uterine parametrium- a scarcely encountered and sparsely documented entity. J Clin Diagn Res. 2014;8(10):FD06-FD07. Santeusanio G, Ventura L, Partenzi A, Spagnoli LG, Kraus FT. Omental endosalpingiosis with endometrial type stroma in a woman with extensive hemorrhagic pelvic endometriosis. Am J Clin Pathol. 1999;111:248-51.

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