Estrogen and progestogen receptor positive endometriotic lesions and disseminated cells in pelvic sentinel lymph nodes of patients with deep infiltrating rectovaginal endometriosis: a pilot study | Zendy

Sylvia Mechsner | Zendy; Miriam Weichbrodt | Zendy; Wolfram F. J. Riedlinger | Zendy; Julia Bartley | Zendy; Andreas M. Kaufmann | Zendy; Achim Schneider | Zendy; Christhardt Köhler | Zendy

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Estrogen and progestogen receptor positive endometriotic lesions and disseminated cells in pelvic sentinel lymph nodes of patients with deep infiltrating rectovaginal endometriosis: a pilot study

Author(s) -

Sylvia Mechsner,

Miriam Weichbrodt,

Wolfram F. J. Riedlinger,

Julia Bartley,

Andreas M. Kaufmann,

Achim Schneider,

Christhardt Köhler

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

human reproduction

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.446

H-Index - 226

eISSN - 1460-2350

pISSN - 0268-1161

DOI - 10.1093/humrep/den259

Subject(s) - medicine , endometriosis , progestogen , lymph , estrogen , sentinel lymph node , pathology , vagina , surgery , cancer , breast cancer

Deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) shows similarities to malignant diseases. A recent study involving DIE patients found endometriosis in mesorectal lymph nodes (LNs) after segmental bowel resection. However, it is unclear whether this observation is a local phenomenon or a sign of systemic disease. Therefore, we conducted a prospective study to investigate the occurrence of endometriosis in pelvic sentinel lymph nodes (SLNs) in patients with DIE.

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