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Subcutaneous metastasis of endometrial adenocarcinoma: Case report of an incidental diagnosis during abdominal sonography

  • Y. Dikmen1
  • M.C. Terek1,*,
  • L. Mgoyi2
  • 0. Zekioglu2
  • F. Akercan1
  • M.S. Yucebilgin1

1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Turkey

2Department of Pathology, Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey

DOI: 10.12892/ejgo200402250 Vol.25,Issue 2,March 2004 pp.250-252

Published: 10 March 2004

*Corresponding Author(s): M.C. Terek E-mail:

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Abstract

A rare case of subcutaneous metastasis from endometrial adenocarcinoma detected incidentally on the anterior abdominal wall during routine abdominal sonography is reported. A 62-year-old woman with clinical FIGO Stage IA, grade 2 endometrial mixed type (endometrioid and mucinous) adenocarcinoma was found with a subcutaneous mass located in the abdomen 18 months after initial surgery.

Keywords

Endometrial adenocarcinoma; Subcutaneous metastasis

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Y. Dikmen,M.C. Terek,L. Mgoyi,0. Zekioglu,F. Akercan,M.S. Yucebilgin. Subcutaneous metastasis of endometrial adenocarcinoma: Case report of an incidental diagnosis during abdominal sonography. European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology. 2004. 25(2);250-252.

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