Endometrioid carcinoma arising from endometriosis of the sigmoid colon during estrogenic treatment

S Duun; K Roed-Petersen; J W Michelsen

doi:10.3109/00016349309021164

Endometrioid carcinoma arising from endometriosis of the sigmoid colon during estrogenic treatment

Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 1993 Nov;72(8):676-8. doi: 10.3109/00016349309021164.

Authors

S Duun¹, K Roed-Petersen, J W Michelsen

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pathology, Herlev Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.

PMID: 8259757
DOI: 10.3109/00016349309021164

Abstract

A case of endometrioid carcinoma arising from endometriosis of the sigmoid colon is reported. The patient had been treated with unopposed continuous estrogen injection for twenty years after bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy because of severe endometriosis. The pathology, pertinent literature and implications of the present case are discussed.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Carcinoma, Endometrioid / complications*
Carcinoma, Endometrioid / pathology
Carcinoma, Endometrioid / secondary
Endometriosis / complications*
Endometriosis / pathology
Estrogen Replacement Therapy / adverse effects*
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Sigmoid Diseases / complications*
Sigmoid Diseases / pathology
Sigmoid Neoplasms / complications*
Sigmoid Neoplasms / pathology