Deeply infiltrating rectal endometriosis with lymph node involvement.
| Title | Deeply infiltrating rectal endometriosis with lymph node involvement. |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2010 |
| Authors | Rafailidis, S., Symeonidis N., Ballas K., Psarras K., Pavlidis T., Patsiaoura K., & Sakadamis A. |
| Journal | Acta Chir Belg |
| Volume | 110 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pagination | 210-2 |
| Date Published | 2010 Mar-Apr |
| ISSN | 0001-5458 |
| Keywords | Endometriosis, Female, Humans, Lymph Nodes, Middle Aged, Rectal Diseases |
| Abstract | BACKGROUND: Sigmoidorectal endometriosis accounts for 70% of the cases of intestinal endometriosis. Symptoms are non-specific, frequently resembling adenocarcinomas.CASE: A 45-year-old woman complaining of recurrent rectal bleeding underwent colonoscopy in which a rectal polypoid mass was found. She underwent anterior rectosigmoidectomy and the histological examination of the resected bowel revealed rectal endometriosis with lymph node involvement.CONCLUSION: Lymphatic infiltration of epicolic lymph nodes raises questions about the benign nature of this presumed innocent disease. |
| Alternate Journal | Acta Chir. Belg. |
| PubMed ID | 20514836 |
