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A Case of Sigmoid Endometriosis Difficult to Differentiate from Colon Cancer by Philippos Dimoulios; Ioannis E Koutroubakis; Maria Tzardi; Pavlos Antoniou; Ioannis M Matalliotakis; Elias A Kouroumalis is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.
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## Background: Although endometriosis with sigmoid serosal involvement is not uncommon in women of childbearing age, the mucosal involvement is rare and differential diagnosis from colon cancer may be difficult due to the lack of pathognomonic symptoms and the poor diagnostic yield of colonoscopy and colonic biopsies. ## Case presentation: We present a case of a young woman with sigmoid endometriosis, in which the initial diagnostic workup suggested colon cancer. histologic evidence, obtained from a second colonoscopy, along with pelvic ultrasound findings led to the final diagnosis of intestinal endometriosis which was confirmed by laparoscopy. ## Conclusion: Colonic endometriosis is often a diagnostic challenge and should be considered in young women with symptoms from the lower gastrointestinal tract.
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- Author
- Philippos Dimoulios; Ioannis E Koutroubakis; Maria Tzardi; Pavlos Antoniou; Ioannis M Matalliotakis; Elias A Kouroumalis
- Publisher
- BioMed Central; Springer (Biomed Central Ltd.); London: BioMed Central, 2001-; Springer Science and Business Media LLC; Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration Inc. (ISSN 1471-230X)
- Published
- 2003
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)