Endometriosis-Associated Intestinal Tumours: A Consequence of Long-Term Unopposed Oestrogen?

AUTOR(ES)

Efthymiou, Christopher A

FONTE

The Royal College of Surgeons of England

RESUMO

A case of malignant transformation in an extra-ovarian site, 13 years after total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, is discussed in a patient on long-term oestrogen implants, which highlights the potential risks surrounding the use of long-term oestrogen replacement therapy.

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