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Case Report

Short stricture of the rectum regressing on discontinuation of hormone replacement therapy: Endoscopic appearance, multiple biopsies and clinical improvement insufficient for diagnosis

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Pages 365-367 | Received 03 Sep 2004, Accepted 23 Sep 2004, Published online: 08 Jul 2009
 

Abstract

A short, benign-looking stricture of the rectum presented itself clinically as subileus in a middle-aged woman after 5 years on hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and 8 years after curative surgery for cancer of the ovaries. Radiological work-up and multiple, repeated biopsies supported the endoscopically appearing benign nature of the lesion, and the stricture subsided after discontinuation of HRT. Re-introduction of HRT again caused subileus. At surgery, there was no suspicion of malignant disease. Histological examination of the resection specimen did, however, show metastasis from the ovarian cancer.

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