To review the evidence concerning the clinical presentation of endometriosis in postmenopausal women and the associated risk of malignant transformation.
Bowel involvement is a severe manifestation of deep endometriosis that affects approximately 8-12% of women with endometriosis. Bowel endometriosis is most commonly localised in the rectosigmoid colon and frequently coexists …
Endometriosis is a chronic, estrogen-dependent inflammatory disease defined by the presence of endometrial-like tissue outside the uterus, affecting approximately 10% of women of reproductive age as well as a notable …
Endometriosis is a chronic inflammatory condition affecting 10% to 15% of reproductive-aged women. The urinary tract is the second most common extragenital site of endometriosis after the gastrointestinal tract, with …
Deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) is a severe form of endometriosis that rarely undergoes malignant transformation, and when it does, diagnosis is often difficult. Here, we report two cases of long-standing …
Endometriosis is a prevalent benign condition among women of reproductive age. While the overall rate of endometriosis-associated malignancy is low, the risk of malignant transformation increases significantly in postmenopausal patients, …
Ovarian carcinomas represent the second most common malignancy of the female genital tract; however, primary squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is a rare subtype. Most of these tumors arise from malignant …
Abdominal wall endometriosis is rare. Malignant transformation of abdominal wall endometriosis is extremely rare. We describe FDG PET/CT findings in a case of clear cell carcinoma arising from abdominal wall …
Endometriosis-Associated Neoplasms: A Rare but Important Malignant Transformation Physician's Weekly
Endometriosis, particularly ovarian endometrioma, is associated with a 2-fold increased risk of ovarian cancer (OC), especially the clear cell and endometrioid subtypes. However, the absolute lifetime risk of OC in …