Bilateral ovarian endometriomas after laparoscopic hysterectomy following adjuvant tamoxifen therapy for breast cancer: A case report

• Main Authors: Satoshi Nishiyama (Author), Sotaro Hayashi (Author), Naoki Abe (Author), Sachino Kira (Author), Miho Oda (Author), Lifa Lee (Author), Yoko To (Author), Maki Goto (Author), Hiroshi Tsujioka (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2022-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Tamoxifen, a selective estrogen receptor modulator, is widely used as adjunctive therapy for women with breast cancer. However, tamoxifen has an agonistic effect on the endometrium and may be associated with endometrial proliferation, hyperplasia, polyp formation and carcinoma. The case report descr...