Carcinomatous transformation of retroperitoneal endometriosis

• Main Authors: João Augusto dos Santos Martines (Author), Brenda Margatho Ramos Martines (Author), Silvana Maria Lovisolo (Author), Cornélius Mitteldorf (Author), Paulo Francisco Ramos Margarido (Author), Daniel Roberto Garzi (Author)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: University of São Paulo, 2011-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The authors present a case of a female patient 45 years old with chronic abdominal pain and a retroperitoneal tumor mass which showed the diagnosis of endometriosis by fine needle biopsy. Bilateral oophorectomy was performed. The patient remained symptomatic,the next four years, with pain and weight...