Primary endometrioid carcinoma of the uterosacral ligament arising from deep infiltrating endometriosis 6 years after bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy due to atypical proliferative endometrioid tumor of the ovary: a rare case report

Abstract Background Endometriosis can potentially lead to the development of a malignant tumor. Most malignant tumors arising from the endometriosis originate from the ovarian endometrioma, whereas those arising from extragonadal lesions are rare. We report a rare case of endometrioid carcinoma that...

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Main Authors: Yoshiaki Ota, Kuniaki Ota, Toshifumi Takahashi, Soichiro Suzki, Rikiya Sano, Ikuko Ota, Takuya Moriya, Mitsuru Shiota
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-12-01
Series:World Journal of Surgical Oncology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12957-020-02105-1