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KMID : 0359020070340030156
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Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
2007 Volume.34 No. 3 p.156 ~ p.160
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Rectal Polypoid Endometriosis Mimicking Malignant Rectal Tumor
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Kim Eun-Sun
Keum Bo-Ra
Kim Yong-Sik
Jean Yoon-Tae
Kim Young-Jin
Lee Dong-Hoon
Kim Jin-Nam
Park Jae-Youn
Park Sang-Hoon
Cho Young-Jig
Kong Hwi
Kang Chang-Don
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Abstract
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Endometriosis is a disorder that presents as endometrial glands and stroma outside the uterine cavity and its musculature. It is a common gynecologic disease affecting approximately 15% of fertile women. However, polypoid endometriosis is rare. Our patient visited the hospital due to bowel habit changes and bloody stools. The colonoscopy revealed a large ulcerating polypoid mass in the rectum. Image studies including CT scan, MRI, and PET-CT suggested rectal cancer but the biopsy was negative for a malignancy. Finally, she was diagnosed with rectal polypoid endometriosis by a surgical rectal mass resection. We report a case of rectal polypoid endometriosis mimicking a rectal polypoid cancer. (Korean J Gastrointest Endosc 2007;34:156?160
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KEYWORD
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Rectal, Polypoid, Endometriosis, Colonoscopy
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