S. Duun et al., ENDOMETRIOID CARCINOMA ARISING FROM ENDOMETRIOSIS OF THE SIGMOID COLON DURING ESTROGENIC TREATMENT, Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica, 72(8), 1993, pp. 676-678
A case of endometrioid carcinoma arising from endometriosis of the sig
moid colon is reported. The patient had been treated with unopposed co
ntinuous estrogen injection for twenty years after bilateral salpingoo
ophorectomy because of severe endometriosis. The pathology, pertinent
literature and implications of the present case are discussed.