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Malignant transformation of ovarian endometriosis

Nishida M et al., 2000

Gynecologic and obstetric investigation, 50 Suppl 1(Suppl. 1), 18-25

DOI 10.1159/000052874 PMID 11093057 Source

Abstract

One hundred forty-seven cases of ovarian endometriosis, encountered from 1976 to 1999 at Tsukuba University Hospital, were studied to clarify the incidence of malignant transformation. There were 18 cases (12.2%) of atypical endometriosis, among which we found a case (5.6%) of ovarian cancer arising from endometriosis not diagnosed before surgery. This is accounted for 0.7% of all ovarian endometriosis cases. Because the incidence was equal to that of the previous reports, it is most likely that the malignant change in ovarian endometriosis occurred in 0.7% of this disease.

Topics

Endometriosis > Pathophysiology > MechanismsEndometriosis > Diagnosis > Differential
ovarian endometriosis cancer risk, endometriosis malignant transformation, endometriosis to ovarian cancer, atypical endometriosis malignancy, endometrioid carcinoma from endometriosis, ovarian cancer arising from endometriosis, endometriosis natural history complications, malignant change in endometriosis, endometriosis cancer incidence, ovarian endometriosis prognosis, endometriosis surveillance for cancer

Cite this article

Nishida, M., Watanabe, K., Sato, N., & Ichikawa, Y. (2000). Malignant transformation of ovarian endometriosis. *Gynecologic and obstetric investigation*, *50 Suppl 1*(Suppl. 1), 18-25. https://doi.org/10.1159/000052874

Keywords

Adult, Age Distribution, Aged, Biopsy, Needle, Carcinoma, Endometrioid, Cell Transformation, Neoplastic, Comorbidity, Endometriosis, Female, Humans, Middle Aged, Ovarian Diseases, Ovarian Neoplasms, Prevalence, Prognosis, Retrospective Studies, Risk Factors

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