Malignant transformation of abdominal wall endometriosis with lymph node metastasis: Case report and review of literature

Francesc Fargas Fàbregas; Maite Cusidó Guimferrer; Francesc Tresserra Casas; Sonia Baulies Caballero; Rafael Fábregas Xauradó

doi:10.1016/j.gynor.2013.12.003

Malignant transformation of abdominal wall endometriosis with lymph node metastasis: Case report and review of literature

Gynecol Oncol Case Rep. 2014 Jan 5:8:10-3. doi: 10.1016/j.gynor.2013.12.003. eCollection 2014 Apr.

Authors

Francesc Fargas Fàbregas¹, Maite Cusidó Guimferrer¹, Francesc Tresserra Casas¹, Sonia Baulies Caballero¹, Rafael Fábregas Xauradó¹

Affiliation

¹ Instituto Universitari Dexeus, Barcelona, Spain.

Abstract

•A simple endometriosis can result in malignancy pathology, as a neoplasia.•Wall-abdominal tumors and soft tissue as a possible differential diagnosis of abdominal wall endometriosis•Preperitoneal node-metastasis as malignancy of endometriosis in previous cesarean scar.

Keywords: Lymph node metastasis; Malignant endometriosis.