| A Case of Multiple Deep Infiltrating Intestinal Endometriosis Presenting as Abdominal Mass |
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Hyun Seok Cho, Dong Soo Han, Se Woo Park, Tae Jun Byun, Tae Yeob Kim, Chang Soo Eun, Yong Cheol Jeon, Joo Hyun Sohn |
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Department of Internal Medicine, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Guri Hospital, Guri, Korea
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| 복부 종괴로 발현된 다발성 침윤 장 자궁내막증 1예 |
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조현석, 한동수, 박세우, 변태준, 김태엽, 은창수, 전용철, 손주현 |
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한양대학교 의과대학 구리병원 내과학교실 |
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| Abstract |
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Endometriosis is one of the most common benign gynecologic conditions in women of childbearing age. Endometriosis involving the gastrointestinal tract occurs in 5.3-12% of women and the most commonly affected site is the rectum and the sigmoid colon. The reports of intestinal endometriosis in Korea are too few to obtain a rate of occurence, and in these cases, the depth of invasion was limited to the serosa, resulting in no significant symptoms or signs. Intestinal endometriosis can show up as a mass suggestive of malignant neoplasm on imaging studies, which can result in serious errors in diagnosis and treatment. In Korean studies, the masses were solitary, and there was no reported case of multiple endometriosis in the sigmoid colon, ascending and descending colon. We report a case of multiple deep infiltrating intestinal endometriosis presenting as an abdominal mass. (Intest Res 2007;5:87-91) |
| Key Words:
Endometriosis, Intestines, Multiple abdominal mass |
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