Cystadenocarcinoma of the abdominal wall following caesarean section: case report and review of the literature
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Objectives Endometriosis affecting surgical scars is a well-described entity that can complicate surgery involving hysterotomies. Malignant transformation is a rare event that has been reported complicating ovarian endometriosis mainly.Case A 60-year-old woman having in the past two uneventful caesarean deliveries presented with a solid lower abdominal mass. A surgical biopsy and then a radical resection of the lower half of the abdominal wall were performed, with a diagnosis of adenocarcinoma of endometrial origin. A diagnostic curettage excluded primary endometrial carcinoma. At 1 year she is NED.Conclusions This case report illustrates the carcinomatous transformation of an endometrial implant. Despite the rarity of such a diagnosis, it should be borne in mind when endometriosis in abdominal wall is suspected because an oncological resection is required.
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Clinical manifestations of abdominal wall endometriosis are often nonspecific, and patients may complain only of vague abdominal pain, a tender mass, or be asymptomatic.
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- Authors
- Matter, M., Schneider, N., & McKee, T.
- Affiliations
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CH)
- Corresponding author
- Matter, Maurice
- Venue
- Gynecologic Oncology
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2003-11
- Volume
- 91
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 438-443
- ISSN
- 0090-8258 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2042227870
- Cited by
- 47
- References
- 11
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- FWCI
- 0.61
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Gynecologic Oncology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- SERVAL (Université de Lausanne) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Reproductive Medicine › Endometriosis Research and Treatment
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine › Metastasis and carcinoma case studies
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Obstetrics and Gynecology › Endometrial and Cervical Cancer Treatments
- Keywords
- cystadenocarcinoma, abdominal wall, cesarean section, endometriosis, endometriotic implants, malignant transformation, postoperative scarring, radical resection, endometrioma
- MeSH terms
- Abdominal Neoplasms, Cell Transformation, Neoplastic, Cesarean Section, Cystadenocarcinoma, Female, Humans, Middle Aged, Endometrial Neoplasms, Abdominal Wall
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