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Endometrioid adenocarcinoma arising in endometriosis foci six years after estrogen replacement therapy: a case report

  • A. Areia1,*,
  • V. Sousa2
  • C. Frutuoso1
  • I. Dias1
  • M.I. Martins2
  • C.F. de Oliveira1

1Department of Gynecology, Portugal

2Department of Pathology, Coimbra University Hospital, Portugal

DOI: 10.12892/ejgo200402255 Vol.25,Issue 2,March 2004 pp.255-256

Published: 10 March 2004

*Corresponding Author(s): A. Areia E-mail:

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Abstract

We present a case of a 53-year-old woman who developed an endometrioid adenocarcinoma six years after total abdominal hysterectomy (TAH) and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (BSO), who was on estrogenic-only hormone replacement therapy (HRT).

Keywords

Endometrioid adenocarcinoma; Endometriosis foci; Estrogenic replacement therapy

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A. Areia, V. Sousa, C. Frutuoso, I. Dias, M.i. Martins, C.f. De Oliveira. Endometrioid adenocarcinoma arising in endometriosis foci six years after estrogen replacement therapy: a case report. European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology. 2004; 25(2): 255-256. doi: 10.12892/ejgo200402255

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https://www.ejgo.net/articles/10.12892/ejgo200402255

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