Is Endometriosis a Preneoplastic Condition?

Is endometriosis a preneoplastic condition?

Endometriosis is a condition that is characterized by the presence of endometrial tissue implants that are outside the uterine lining. It is presented in 10–15% of women in the reproductive age group, 2–5% of postmenopausal women, 25–30% of infertile women and 40–70% of women with chronic pelvic pain. The natural course of endometriosis starts with ectopic tissue implantation and bleeding occur...

Extrapelvic endometriosis: a rare entity or an under diagnosed condition?

Endometriosis is a clinical entity characterized by the presence of normal endometrial mucosa abnormally implanted in locations other than the uterine cavity. Endometriosis can be either endopelvic or extrapelvic depending on the location of endometrial tissue implantation. Despite the rarity of extrapelvic endometriosis, several cases of endometriosis of the gastrointestinal tract, the urinary...

Is Endometriosis a Surgical Disease?+

Copyright: © 2014 Yong PJ, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Endometriosis affects one in ten reproductive-aged women, is a cause of pelvic pain and infertility, and accounts for $22 billi...

I-29: Steps to Cancer - Is Endometriosis a Potential Malignant Disease

Acute small bowel obstruction secondary to intestinal endometriosis, an elusive condition: a case report

BACKGROUND Endometriosis is a benign condition affecting females of reproductive age. Although intestinal endometriosis is common it is rare for the condition to manifest as an acute bowel obstruction secondary to ileocaecal and appendicular endometriosis. This case is important to report as it highlights the diagnostic difficulty this particular condition presents to an emergency surgeon. CA...