An unexpected presentation of endometriosis--a "parasitic" cyst of the bowel in a menopausal woman on hormone therapy.
- Author:
Citra Nurfarah MATTAR
1
;
Brendan PANG
;
Yoke Fai FONG
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- MeSH: Cysts; pathology; Endometriosis; diagnosis; etiology; Estrogen Replacement Therapy; Female; Genital Diseases, Female; Humans; Intestine, Small; physiopathology; Middle Aged
- From:Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore 2008;37(1):69-71
- CountrySingapore
- Language:English
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Abstract:
INTRODUCTIONThis report describes a "parasitic" endometriotic cyst of the small bowel.
CLINICAL PICTUREA menopausal woman with a pelvic mass presenting years after commencing hormone therapy.
TREATMENTWe performed laparoscopic excision of a cystic tumour attached to the small bowel with a solitary vascular pedicle.
OUTCOMEHistology confirmed it to be an endometriotic cyst of ovarian origin, probably resulting from spillage during previous surgery and reactivation with hormone therapy.
CONCLUSIONSWe discuss the possible aetiology of this unusual presentation of endometriosis and review the literature on parasitic gynaecological tumours.
