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ArticleFrontiers in surgery2021

Clear Cell Carcinoma Arising in an Abdominal Wall Cesarean Section Scar: A Case Report With Description of Pathological and Molecular Features.

Cristina Colarossi, Maria Carolina Picardo, Lorenzo Colarossi, Enrica Deiana, Costanza D'Agata, Corrado Fichera, Eleonora Aiello, Giorgio Giannone, Lorenzo Memeo

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Article in Frontiers in surgery, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Cristina ColarossiPathology Unit, Department of Experimental Oncology, Mediterranean Institute of Oncology, Catania, Italy.
Maria Carolina PicardoSurgical Oncology Unit, Department of Experimental Oncology, Mediterranean Institute of Oncology, Catania, Italy.
Lorenzo ColarossiPathology Unit, Department of Experimental Oncology, Mediterranean Institute of Oncology, Catania, Italy.
Enrica DeianaSurgical Oncology Unit, Department of Experimental Oncology, Mediterranean Institute of Oncology, Catania, Italy.
Costanza D'AgataSurgical Oncology Unit, Department of Experimental Oncology, Mediterranean Institute of Oncology, Catania, Italy.
Corrado FicheraSurgical Oncology Unit, Department of Experimental Oncology, Mediterranean Institute of Oncology, Catania, Italy.
Eleonora AielloPathology Unit, Department of Experimental Oncology, Mediterranean Institute of Oncology, Catania, Italy.
Giorgio GiannoneSurgical Oncology Unit, Department of Experimental Oncology, Mediterranean Institute of Oncology, Catania, Italy.
Lorenzo MemeoPathology Unit, Department of Experimental Oncology, Mediterranean Institute of Oncology, Catania, Italy.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Clear cell carcinoma is a clinically and biologically distinct type of carcinoma predominantly encountered in the ovary and endometrium. In the ovary, it is frequently associated with endometriosis, which is a well-known risk factor. Endometriosis has often been described in the abdominal wall of women who had a cesarean section; however, malignant transformation is a very rare event, occurring in <1% of cases. The authors report a case involving a 52-year-old woman with an abdominal wall nodule at a cesarean section scar. Radiology revealed a mass, measuring 8 cm in size, in the abdominal wall suggestive of a soft tissue tumor. After resection, histology revealed the presence of clear, eosinophilic, and hobnail cells, which, together with immunohistochemical and molecular findings, enabled the diagnosis of clear cell carcinoma of the abdominal wall. The present report describes the clinical, radiological, pathological, and molecular features of an unusual abdominal lesion that represents a rare but challenging diagnosis.

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abdominal wallclear cell carcinomac-sectionendometriosisPIK3CA

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