Unilateral pelvic mass presenting in postmenopausal patients: report of two unusual cases

Abstract We encountered 2 unusual cases of polypoid endometriosis presenting as unilateral ovarian masses. The first was benign and was found in a 57-year-old postmenopausal patient; the second case gave rise to well-differentiated endometrioid carcinoma in an 80-year-old patient. The second patient...

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Published in:Annals of diagnostic pathology 2012-08, Vol.16 (4), p.298-301
Main Authors: Hansen, Katrine, MD, Simon, Rochelle A., MD, Lawrence, W. Dwayne, MD, Quddus, M. Ruhul, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged, 80 and over
Carcinoma, Endometrioid - pathology
Endometrial Neoplasms - pathology
Endometrioid carcinoma
Endometriosis - pathology
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Neoplasms, Multiple Primary - pathology
Ovarian Neoplasms - pathology
Ovary
Pathology
Polypoid endometriosis
Postmenopause
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Summary:Abstract We encountered 2 unusual cases of polypoid endometriosis presenting as unilateral ovarian masses. The first was benign and was found in a 57-year-old postmenopausal patient; the second case gave rise to well-differentiated endometrioid carcinoma in an 80-year-old patient. The second patient also had a superficially invasive endometrioid adenocarcinoma of the endometrium arising in a background of complex atypical hyperplasia. Intraoperative evaluation was requested in both cases.
ISSN:1092-9134
1532-8198
DOI:10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2011.01.005