Baldi Alfonso, Campioni Mara, Signorile Pietro G
Fondazione Italiana Endometriosi, Rome, Italy.
Oncol Rep. 2008 Apr;19(4):843-6.
Endometriosis is a painful reproductive and immunological disease afflicting about 7-10% of women worldwide. It is one of the most frequent benign gynaecological diseases; however, little is known about the pathogenetic processes leading to the development and maintenance of this disease and the currently available therapeutic strategies are unsatisfactory. The goal of this article is to review the most recent advancements in the pathogenesis, diagnosis and therapy of this disease. The risk for cancer among women with endometriosis will be analyzed in light of the most recent epidemiological and functional studies focused on this disease.
子宫内膜异位症是一种疼痛性的生殖和免疫疾病，全球约7%-10%的女性受其困扰。它是最常见的良性妇科疾病之一；然而，对于导致该疾病发生和维持的发病机制知之甚少，目前可用的治疗策略也不尽人意。本文的目的是综述该疾病在发病机制、诊断和治疗方面的最新进展。将根据针对该疾病的最新流行病学和功能研究，分析子宫内膜异位症女性患癌症的风险。
