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Case Reports
. 2017 Mar 14:20:78-80.
doi: 10.1016/j.gore.2017.03.008. eCollection 2017 May.

Clear cell carcinoma arising from abdominal wall endometriosis - Brief report and review of the literature

Cecília Marques  1 , Teresa S Silva  2 , Margarida F Dias  3
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Case Reports

Clear cell carcinoma arising from abdominal wall endometriosis - Brief report and review of the literature

Cecília Marques et al. Gynecol Oncol Rep. .

Abstract

•Endometriosis-associated abdominal wall cancer is a rare entity with poor prognosis.•Personal history of C-section is extremely relevant.•The treatment consists in a wide local excision with adjuvant chemotherapy.•Proper treatment of abdominal endometriosis could prevent these situations.

Keywords: Abdominal wall; Caesarean section; Case report; Clear cell carcinoma; Endometriosis.

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Figures

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Fig. 1
Appearance of heterogeneous abdominal mass at CT-scan, measuring 11 × 7 × 4.1 cm. A- anterior. L-left.
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Fig. 2
Clear cell abdominal wall carcinoma, with papilar and tubule-cystic pattern, with intra-cystic growing, related with previous endometriosis (H&E).
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Fig. 3
MRI of recurrence at left rectus abdominis muscle level. Complex cystic formation, with 5.4 × 4.4 × 1.9 cm, which exceeds the muscular limit, bulging the transverse fascia.
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