ReviewInternational journal of clinical and experimental pathology2015
Rectal mucosal endometriosis primarily misinterpreted as adenocarcinoma: a case report and review of literature.
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.
- Submucosal Colonic Endometriosis Presenting as a Sigmoid Polyp.ACG case reports journal · 2026Article
- Synchronous right colon adenocarcinoma and sigmoid endometriosis mimicking a second primary carcinoma: a case report.Frontiers in surgery · 2026Article
- Is this an adenocarcinoma? A case report of extragenital endometriosis with hydroureteronephrosis.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2024Article
- A Case of Rectal Endometriosis Misdiagnosed as Rectal Malignancy on Three Colonoscopies and Biopsies Sharing a Combined Literature Review.International journal of women's health · 2024Article
- A case of unique endoscopic findings of intestinal endometriosis exposed to the mucosa: aggregation of papillary protruded bulges from the submucosal elevation of the rectum.Clinical journal of gastroenterology · 2019Article
- Colonic Endometriosis: Dig Deeper for Diagnosis.Gastroenterology research · 2017Article
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Abstract
Endometriosis involving intestinal mucosa is relatively uncommon. It poses a diagnostic challenge for clinicians and pathologists. We herein report a case of colonoscopic specimen revealing rectal mucosal endometriosis. A 39-year-old woman complained of red rectal bleeding and intermittent abdominal pain. Colonoscopic examination showed a rectal mass with ulceration and circum wall involvement. Biopsy was processed in the suspicious of carcinoma. Morphologically, irregular glands replaced residual colorectal ones, displayed mucin depletion, nuclear stratification and subtile subnuclear vacuoles. The stroma was full of spindle cells with abundant pink cytoplasm and unclear boundary. Due to subjectively interpreting as dysplastic glands in desmoplastic setting, primary rectal adenocarcinoma was firstly raised. Immunohistochemically, CK7, ER and CD10 identified the essence of ectopic endometrium. CK20 and CDX2 highlighted residual glands. In case of misdiagnosis, any pathologists should be aware of intestinal endometriosis for each female's colorectal biopsy, especially for that morphology not typical for primary adenocarcinoma or endometriosis. Reading slides carefully combined with a panel of immunomarkers would solve the pitfall.
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