A case of clear cell carcinoma arising in extragonadal endometriosis

Int J Gynecol Cancer. 2000 Mar;10(2):170-172. doi: 10.1046/j.1525-1438.2000.00024.x.

Abstract

Malignancy developing in extragonadal endometriosis is rare with the majority of cases being endometrioid adenocarcinomas. We present a 54-year-old woman who developed a clear cell carcinoma in her perineum, 25 years after excision of a perineal endometrioma in an episiotomy scar. Treatment involved radiotherapy and surgery, with a view to preserving vaginal function. Where benign extragonadal endometriosis occurs, the potential for malignant transformation persists even years after primary treatment.