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Endometrioid adenocarcinoma arising from adenomyosis
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oita Medical University, Hasama-machi, Oita, Japan. takai@oita-med.ac.jp
Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation
|August 26, 1999
Abstract:
In spite of many references to carcinoma arising from endometriosis at extrauterine sites, there are few documented cases of carcinoma developing in association with adenomyosis. We present 2 rare cases of adenocarcinoma arising from adenomyosis. The relationship between prior frequent estrogen use and carcinogenesis and the possible effects of chemotherapy and radiation therapy are reviewed.