ENDOMETRIOSIS IN A POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMAN

There is a widespread opinion that endometriosis is a disease specific for the childbearing period; however, there is extensive evidence on its occurrence also in postmenopausal women, with a prevalence reaching 5%. Since the malignant transformation of endometriosis is a rare but hazardous event, h...

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Main Authors: IGOR S. Zakharov, LYUBOV N. Petrich, YULIYA V. Vasyutinskaya, TAMARA N. Demyanova, LARISA E. Fetischeva
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Language:Russian
Published: Kemerovo State Medical University 2017-09-01
Series:Фундаментальная и клиническая медицина
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Online Access:https://fcm.kemsmu.ru/jour/article/view/63
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author IGOR S. Zakharov
LYUBOV N. Petrich
YULIYA V. Vasyutinskaya
TAMARA N. Demyanova
LARISA E. Fetischeva
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description There is a widespread opinion that endometriosis is a disease specific for the childbearing period; however, there is extensive evidence on its occurrence also in postmenopausal women, with a prevalence reaching 5%. Since the malignant transformation of endometriosis is a rare but hazardous event, here we describe a case report of asymptomatic retroperitoneal endometriosis in a postmenopausal woman. Upon the excision of neoplasm, a histological examination confirmed endometriosis.
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spelling doaj-art-74bd59b31d8646d7b435742bb7a77daf2025-08-20T03:42:38ZrusKemerovo State Medical UniversityФундаментальная и клиническая медицина2500-07642542-09412017-09-0123889262ENDOMETRIOSIS IN A POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMANIGOR S. Zakharov0LYUBOV N. Petrich1YULIYA V. Vasyutinskaya2TAMARA N. Demyanova3LARISA E. Fetischeva4Kemerovo State Medical UniversityRegional Clinical Emergency HospitalRegional Clinical Emergency HospitalRegional Clinical Emergency HospitalRegional Clinical Emergency HospitalThere is a widespread opinion that endometriosis is a disease specific for the childbearing period; however, there is extensive evidence on its occurrence also in postmenopausal women, with a prevalence reaching 5%. Since the malignant transformation of endometriosis is a rare but hazardous event, here we describe a case report of asymptomatic retroperitoneal endometriosis in a postmenopausal woman. Upon the excision of neoplasm, a histological examination confirmed endometriosis.https://fcm.kemsmu.ru/jour/article/view/63эндометриозпостменопаузальный периодendometriosispostmenopausal period
spellingShingle IGOR S. Zakharov
LYUBOV N. Petrich
YULIYA V. Vasyutinskaya
TAMARA N. Demyanova
LARISA E. Fetischeva
ENDOMETRIOSIS IN A POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMAN
Фундаментальная и клиническая медицина
эндометриоз
постменопаузальный период
endometriosis
postmenopausal period
title ENDOMETRIOSIS IN A POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMAN
title_full ENDOMETRIOSIS IN A POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMAN
title_fullStr ENDOMETRIOSIS IN A POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMAN
title_full_unstemmed ENDOMETRIOSIS IN A POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMAN
title_short ENDOMETRIOSIS IN A POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMAN
title_sort endometriosis in a postmenopausal woman
topic эндометриоз
постменопаузальный период
endometriosis
postmenopausal period
url https://fcm.kemsmu.ru/jour/article/view/63
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