Open AccessCoincidence of Granulosa‐Cell Tumour of Ovary and Development of Carcinoma in Rectal Endometriosis
Author(s) -
Reintoft Ingermarie,
Lange Aksel P.,
Skipper Arne
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
acta obstetricia et gynecologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.401
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1600-0412
pISSN - 0001-6349
DOI - 10.3109/00016347409156911
Subject(s) - endometriosis , medicine , rectum , ovary , endometrium , carcinoma , clear cell carcinoma , endometrial cancer , gynecology , ovarian cancer , uterus , cancer , malignant transformation , oncology , pathology
. A case is reported of the co‐existence of granulosa‐cell tumour in the ovary and endometrial cancer of the rectum in a 36‐year‐old woman. The endometrial cancer originated in the endometriotic tissue of the muscular layer of the rectum. Ovarian and pelvic endometriosis together with endometriosis of the small intestine had been diagnosed earlier. The patient had presented symptoms of endometriosis for several years. The simultaneous occurrence of granulosa‐cell tumour and malignant transformation of endometriotic tissue is considered by the authors as probably having a causal background, analogous to the development of hyperplasia of uterine endometrium or carcinoma of the endometrium in patients with hormone producing granulosa‐cell tumours.