Endometriosis of The Sigmoid Colon Mimicking Colon Cancer
Endometriosis of The Sigmoid Colon Mimicking Colon Cancer
Tarih
2013-07-01
Yazarlar
Merter, Gülen
Leventoğlu, Sezai
Menteş, B. Bülent
Tokat, Fatma
Demirhan, Beyhan
Duru, F. Bahattin
Yörübulut, Mehmet
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Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar Üniversitesi
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ABSTRACT
Endometriosis is one of the most common benign gynecological disorders in
women of reproductive age. Intestinal involvement occurs in 3 to 37 percent
of patients with pelvic endometriosis, usually affecting the rectosigmoid
colon. Sometimes, the differential diagnosis of colorectal endometriosis
from carcinoma of the colon and rectum is difficult due to similar colonoscopic
and radiologic findings. We report a case of a 45-year-old woman presenting
with intraabdominal mass and symptoms of bowel obstruction due
to colonic endometriosis. An uneventful anterior resection of the sigmoid
colon was performed. Histopathological examination of the resected colon
revealed colonic endometriosis. This case demonstrates the difficulty of establishing
an accurate pre-operative diagnosis and the ability of intestinal
endometriosis to mimic colon cancer.