PurposeDeep infiltrating endometriosis is a chronic disease of largely unresolved pathogenesis. Lymphatic dissemination of endometriotic cells has been shown in incidentally removed mesorectal lymp...
Purpose Deep infiltrating endometriosis is a chronic disease of largely unresolved pathogenesis. Lymphatic dissemination of endometriotic cells has been shown in incidentally removed mesorectal lymph nodes (ILNs) and in pelvic sentinel lymp…
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the frequency of endometriotic lesions and disseminated endometriotic-like cells in a series of incidentally removed lymph nodes (LNs) in patients with endometriosis. DESIGN: Retrospective study. SETTING: Univers…
Einleitung: Die Ursachen für die Entstehung der Endometriose sind noch nicht vollständig geklärt. Neueren Theorien zufolge spielt eine immunologische Komponente eine wichtige Rolle. Auffällig häufig findet man in unmittelbarer Umgebung von …
BACKGROUND: Deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) shows similarities to malignant diseases. A recent study involving DIE patients found endometriosis in mesorectal lymph nodes (LNs) after segmental bowel resection. However, it is unclear wh…