Endometriosis-associated intestinal tumors: a new challenge in clinical practice

Rev Esp Enferm Dig. 2021 Nov;113(11):801-802. doi: 10.17235/reed.2021.8140/2021.

Abstract

A 66-year-old female consulted due to headache associated with diaphoresis, constipation, and melena. A urinalysis revealed elevated metanephrines, and colonoscopy identified an extrinsic sigmoid stricture. CT and MRI showed a presacral mass infiltrating the sigma. Scintigraphy and SPECT ruled out a diagnosis of paraganglioma. Based on these findings, the patient was proposed to undergo surgery.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Colon, Sigmoid
  • Constipation
  • Constriction, Pathologic
  • Endometriosis* / complications
  • Endometriosis* / diagnostic imaging
  • Endometriosis* / surgery
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Intestinal Neoplasms*