[A Case of Cecal Endometriosis Presenting as Subepithelial Tumor]
Min Sik Hwang1, Young Don Kim1, Sa Young Shin1
1Department of Internal Medicine, Gangneung Asan Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Gangneung, Korea.
The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology = Taehan Sohwagi Hakhoe Chi
|October 27, 2016
Abstract:
Endometriosis is a benign gynecologic disease, characterized by the presence and growth of functional endometrial-like tissue outside uterus. This ectopic endometrial tissue is most commonly found in the peritoneum, ovaries and uterosacral ligaments, but extremely rarely there is involvement of the appendix or cecum. Here we report a case of cecal endometriosis presenting as a subepithelial tumor diagnosed by surgical excision.


