Diagnosis and laparoscopic management of a rare endometriosis-related peritoneal mass with rapid growth in early pregnancy
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Nadine Di Donato; Chiara Facchini; Giacomo Caprara; Renato Seracchioli; Concetta Leggieri
- Source
- Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research. 41:1287-1290
- Subject
- Gynecology
Pregnancy
medicine.medical_specialty
medicine.diagnostic_test
biology
business.industry
Pelvic mass
Endometriosis
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Early pregnancy factor
medicine.disease
Asymptomatic
Endometriotic cyst
Surgery
Endometriotic lesion
medicine
biology.protein
medicine.symptom
Laparoscopy
business
- Language
- ISSN
- 1341-8076
Herein is described the diagnosis, clinical management and laparoscopic removal of a rapid growing retro-uterine mass in a pregnant woman. After laparoscopic removal of the pelvic mass, diagnosis of peritoneal endometriotic cyst was made on histology. The patient was asymptomatic and no history of endometriosis was reported. The laparoscopic management of the peritoneal mass was safe and effective and to our knowledge this is the first case report describing a decidualized endometriotic lesion in the absence of a pre-pregnancy endometriosis diagnosis.