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Endometrial cancer implanted within a cesarean section scar

Tsukasa Baba1, Masaki Mandai, Yukio Yamanishi

  • 1Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicene, Kyoto, Japan. babatsu@kuhp.kyoto-u.ac.jp

The Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research
|February 15, 2011
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Endometrial cancer can spread to cesarean section (C-S) scars, forming secondary implants. This case highlights a rare instance of endometrial cancer invading a C-S scar, emphasizing the need for awareness due to rising C-S rates.

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