Endometriosis in the male.

J D Martin, Martín Jd, A E Hauck, Hauck Ae
The American surgeon · 1985 · vol. 51(7) , pp. 426–30 · PMID:4014886 · W272623702
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An 83-year-old man developed an abdominal wall endometrioma after prolonged hormone therapy for prostate cancer, highlighting potential origins from prostatic utricle remnants in males.

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An 83-year-old man with an endometrioma of the lower abdominal wall has been reported. This occurred following the administration of 25 mg of TACE for a period of about 10 years for what was thought to be carcinoma of the prostate. A second transurethral resection done by Dr. R. C. Thompson proved to be adenocarcinoma. Subsequent to this he was continued on TACE. A review of the more commonly accepted theories of the development of endometriosis in the female has been presented. It is pointed out that the separation between the male and female urogenital systems occurs in the embryo between the eighth week and the fourth month. There is always a possibility for remnants of the opposite sex to remain in individuals. No such was seen in the case which is herein reported. Normal phenotype male was demonstrated in the chromosomal evaluation. A review of the literature on endometriosis in the male reveals several cases which have occurred; the origin of which is though to be from the prostatic utricle which is a remnant of the uterus existing in the male. After a prolonged course the patient reported was followed until he died in 1979. There was no recurrence of the abdominal wall mass but persistent low grade carcinoma of the prostate remained. The terminal process was related to cardiovascular disease and not carcinoma of the prostate. There was delay in publication of this unusual case. The original plan was to await final confirmation of the exact pathologic nature of this condition; unfortunately this was never done since a postmortem examination was not performed.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

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mesh:D004715endometriosisendometrioma

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Abdominal Neoplasms Endometriosis Abdominal Neoplasms Abdominal Neoplasms Abdominal Neoplasms Aged Endometriosis Endometriosis Endometriosis Humans Male

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