Ureteral endometriosis and coexistent urethral leiomyoma in a postmenopausal woman
Int. braz. j. urol
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30(6): 496-498, Nov.-Dec. 2004. ilus
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em Inglês
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ABSTRACT
We report the case of a postmenopausal woman with a synchronous obstructing intrinsic endometrioma of the left ureter and a coexistent periurethral leiomyoma. Endometriosis in postmenopausal women is a rare clinical entity usually associated with exogenous estrogen use. Urethral leiomyomas are also rare, with only 40 cases reported in the literature. Ovarian hormones are believed to influence the growth of leiomyomas. We report the genitourinary presentation of 2 separate disease entities with known hormonal influence in a postmenopausal woman receiving estrogen replacement therapy. We believe the patient's hormonal milieu affected the development of her concurrent pathology.
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Índice:
LILACS (Américas)
Assunto principal:
Doenças Ureterais
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Neoplasias Uretrais
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Endometriose
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Leiomioma
Limite:
Feminino
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Humanos
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Int. braz. j. urol
Assunto da revista:
Urologia
Ano de publicação:
2004
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Wake Forest School of Medicine/US
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