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Expect the unexpected: Endometriosis mimicking a rectal carcinoma in a post-menopausal lady
- Source :
- Journal of Minimal Access Surgery, Vol 12, Iss 2, Pp 179-181 (2016), Journal of Minimal Access Surgery
- Publication Year :
- 2016
- Publisher :
- Medknow, 2016.
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Abstract
- Altered bowels habits along with rectal mass in an elderly would point toward a rectal cancer. We report an unusual case of a post-menopausal lady who presented with these complaints. We had difficulties in establishing a pre-operative diagnosis. With a tentative diagnosis of a rectal cancer/gastrointestinal stromal tumor, she underwent a laparoscopic anterior resection. On histopathology, this turned out to be endometriosis. Bowel endometriosis is an uncommon occurrence. That it occurred in a post-menopausal lady was a very unusual finding. We discuss the case, its management, and the relevant literature.
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
Colorectal cancer
Unusual Case
030231 tropical medicine
Endometriosis
lcsh:Surgery
Post menopausal
laparoscopic anterior resection
Resection
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Rectal carcinoma
medicine
lcsh:RC799-869
Stromal tumor
rectal cancer
030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine
business.industry
General surgery
lcsh:RD1-811
medicine.disease
Surgery
RECTAL MASS
post-menopause
lcsh:Diseases of the digestive system. Gastroenterology
Histopathology
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 09729941
- Volume :
- 12
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Minimal Access Surgery
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....5778811d1be93cd039b0d4ba78d150b0