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Endometrioid carcinoma of the rectum arising in endometriosis: Report of a case

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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

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The case of a patient with an endometrioid carcinoma arising in endometriosis of the rectum is presented. This lesion grossly appeared to be a carcinoma arising from the rectal mucosa until microscopic examination of the specimen was completed. The endometrial implant continued to grow and eventually degenerated into a carcinoma in spite of bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy. This was believed to be due to maintenance of the patient on diethyl-stilbestrol. This case is believed to be the ninth reported case of carcinoma arising in an endometrial implant in the colon or rectum.

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  1. Plainfield, New Jersey

    James V. Lott M.D., Robert J. Rubin M.D., Eugene P. Salvati M.D. & Gerardo H. Salazar M.D.

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Lott, J.V., Rubin, R.J., Salvati, E.P. et al. Endometrioid carcinoma of the rectum arising in endometriosis: Report of a case. Dis Colon Rectum 21, 56–60 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02586549

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