Elsevier

Gynecologic Oncology

Volume 70, Issue 1, July 1998, Pages 127-130
Gynecologic Oncology

Case Report
Clear Cell Carcinoma Arising in Extragonadal Endometriosis in a Caesarean Section Scar during Pregnancy

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Abstract

Malignancy arising in ectopic endometriosis is a rare event. This paper documents a case of clear cell carcinoma arising in a focus of ectopic endometrium in a low abdominal transverse scar.

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