Endometriosis of the cecum in a postmenopausal women: Case report and literature review

Iatreia

Salinas-Parra, Carolina¹  Torres-Rincón, Ricardo Andrés²  Moreno-Rojas, Alejandro² 

[1] Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana. Medellín, Colombia;Universidad de Antioquia. Medellín, Colombia;

关键词: Colorectal Neoplasm;    Endometriosis;    Intestines;    Obstruction Bowel;   

DOI  :  10.17533/udea.iatreia.v30n3a09

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Endometriosis is a benign disease defined as the extra-uterine implantation and proliferation of tissue similar to endometrium (glands and stroma), causing a chronic inflammatory response and adhesions that distort anatomy. The extra-gonadal involvement is rare, but reports of intestinal endometriosis have increased substantially, mainly affecting the sigmoid colon and rectum; isolated involvement of the cecum is rare, even more so in a postmenopausal woman without use of hormone replacement therapy. We report the case of a postmenopausal woman with intestinal obstruction surgically suggestive of malignancy; however, pathological examination revealed endometriosis.

【 授权许可】

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