ArticleInternational journal of surgery case reports2018
A case report: Rectal endometriosis mimicking rectal cancer.
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- Role of computed tomography in imaging of endometriosis.Abdominal radiology (New York) · 2025Review
- 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 Variation on a Rare Diagnosis: Rectosigmoid Endometriosis.ACG case reports journal · 2023Article
- Endometrioid adenocarcinoma of the rectovaginal septum with invasion of the rectum: a case report and review of literature.World journal of surgical oncology · 2019Review
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Abstract
introductionRectal endometriosis is rare in women and imaging characteristics are similar with that of rectal cancer, which is one of the most common malignancies. PRESENTATION OF CASE: A 36 years old woman with a suspicious diagnosis of cervical carcinoma in a tertiary hospital visited our hospital, complaining about vaginal bleeding after copulation for six months, accompanying with constipation and diameter-thinning stool. Vaginal and cervical biopsy only showed chronic inflammation. Colonoscopy found a mass at the rectum 4 cm from the anus, but the biopsy showed different diagnoses. Partial resection was eventually operated and the final diagnosis was confirmed as rectal endometriosis. DISCUSSION: Rectal endometriosis is prone to be misdiagnosed as rectal cancer. Small specimen is sometimes insufficient to make a correct diagnosis. Extensive examination should be done to confirm the diagnosis and rash decision should never be encouraging.
conclusionRectal endometriosis should always be considered as one of the differential diagnoses in female who have a mass at the rectum. An adequate specimen should be obtained to confirm the histopathological diagnosis.
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