13 Apr 2017Case Report
Malignant endometriosis of the abdominal wall
Florin Graur 1Emil Mois 1Radu Elisei 2Luminita Furcea 2Mihaela Dragota 3Toader Zaharie 4Nadim Hajjar 2
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Article Info
1 Surgery Department “IuliuHat ̧ieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania **Prof. O. Fodor, Regional Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Surgery Department, Cluj-Napo; Regional Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Surgery Department, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
2 Surgery Department “IuliuHat ̧ieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania; Regional Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Surgery Department, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
3 Regional Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Surgery Department, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
4 Regional Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Pathology Department, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Ann. Ital. Chir., 2017, 6(April), 1-6;
Published: 13 Apr 2017
Copyright (c) 2017 Annali Italiani di Chirurgia
Abstract
Endometriosis is a disease represented by the presence of extra uterine endometrial tissue. It is a rare condition, and malignant transformation is seldom. We report a case with clear cell adenocarcinoma oncogenesis on abdominal wall scar that appeared after years of a caesarian section. After diagnosis, surgical treatment was performed twice, due to the fact that the margins were infiltrated with tumor cells, with replacement of the defect with a polypropylene mesh. The patient was cured and discharged with a favorable prognostic. To the best of our knowledge, there are few reported cases of clear cell adenocarcinoma arising from abdominal wall endometriosis. It is a rare condition that appears mostly after abdominal surgical interventions that clinicians must be aware.
Keywords
- Abdominal wall
- Endometriosis
- Cesarean section
- Clear cell adenocarcinoma
- Malignant transformation