Unilateral pelvic mass presenting in postmenopausal patients: report of two unusual cases

Katrine Hansen; Rochelle A Simon; W Dwayne Lawrence; M Ruhul Quddus

doi:10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2011.01.005

Unilateral pelvic mass presenting in postmenopausal patients: report of two unusual cases

Ann Diagn Pathol. 2012 Aug;16(4):298-301. doi: 10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2011.01.005. Epub 2011 May 6.

Authors

Katrine Hansen¹, Rochelle A Simon, W Dwayne Lawrence, M Ruhul Quddus

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pathology, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Women & Infants Hospital, Providence, RI 02905-2499, USA.

PMID: 21550273
DOI: 10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2011.01.005

Abstract

We encountered 2 unusual cases of polypoid endometriosis presenting as unilateral ovarian masses. The first was benign and was found in a 57-year-old postmenopausal patient; the second case gave rise to well-differentiated endometrioid carcinoma in an 80-year-old patient. The second patient also had a superficially invasive endometrioid adenocarcinoma of the endometrium arising in a background of complex atypical hyperplasia. Intraoperative evaluation was requested in both cases.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged, 80 and over
Carcinoma, Endometrioid / pathology*
Endometrial Neoplasms / pathology*
Endometriosis / pathology*
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / pathology*
Ovarian Neoplasms / pathology*
Postmenopause