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ReviewBMC women's health2020

Comparison of clear cell carcinoma and benign endometriosis in episiotomy scar - two cases report and literature review.

Song Xu, Wei Wang, Li Ping Sun

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Review in BMC women's health, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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6citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Song XuDepartment of Gynecology, Affiliated Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, NO.261 HuanSha Road, ShangCheng District, Hang Zhou, 310006, Zhe Jiang Province, China.
Wei WangDepartment of Pathology, Affiliated Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310006, China.
Li Ping SunDepartment of Gynecology, Affiliated Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, NO.261 HuanSha Road, ShangCheng District, Hang Zhou, 310006, Zhe Jiang Province, China. sunliping56@126.com.ORCID 0000-0003-4292-3025
Hangzhou First People's Hospital · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMalignant endometriosis in an episiotomy scar is rare; only seven cases have been reported previously. Here, we compare two cases of benign endometriosis and clear cell carcinoma. CASE PRESENTATION: The first case was a 54-year-old woman who presented with a large perineal lesion in her episiotomy scar with high 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose uptake. This location had a history of endometriosis many years ago. She underwent radical excision of the mass and bilateral inguinal lymph node dissection. Histological and immunohistochemical analysis confirmed the presence of clear cell carcinoma arising from endometriosis. Assisted radiotherapy was performed after surgery due to a positive lymph node. No recurrence was detected over a 1-year follow-up period. The second case deals with a 3 × 2 cm mass in the episiotomy scar of a 33-year-old woman. Part of the anal sphincter was resected because of the close proximity of the lesion. Because the disease lay very close to the anus, she received anal sphincter reconstruction combined with mass excision. Pathology result showed typical endometrial glands and interstitial tissues.

conclusionsDeleterious change only happens in patients experiencing perineal endometriosis. Complete excision is crucial for this form of disease; sometimes impairment of the anal sphincter is also necessary. Patients with malignancy required a combination of treatments in order to improve their prognosis.

Indexed as

Postoperative ComplicationsAdenocarcinoma, Clear CellAdultAnal CanalCicatrixEndometriosisEpisiotomyFemaleHumansMiddle AgedPelvic NeoplasmsPerineumPrognosisClear cell carcinomaEndometriosisEpisiotomy scarMalignant transformation

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PMID31959158
PMCPMC6971865
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