[A Case of Cecal Endometriosis Presenting as Subepithelial Tumor]

Korean J Gastroenterol. 2016 Oct 25;68(4):214-217. doi: 10.4166/kjg.2016.68.4.214.
[Article in Korean]

Abstract

Endometriosis is a benign gynecologic disease, characterized by the presence and growth of functional endometrial-like tissue outside uterus. This ectopic endometrial tissue is most commonly found in the peritoneum, ovaries and uterosacral ligaments, but extremely rarely there is involvement of the appendix or cecum. Here we report a case of cecal endometriosis presenting as a subepithelial tumor diagnosed by surgical excision.

Keywords: Colonic neoplasms; Endometriosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abdomen / diagnostic imaging
  • Appendix / pathology*
  • Cecal Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Cecal Diseases / pathology
  • Cecal Diseases / surgery
  • Endometriosis / diagnosis*
  • Endometriosis / pathology
  • Endometriosis / surgery
  • Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Intestinal Mucosa / pathology
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial / diagnosis*
  • Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial / pathology
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed