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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Acute abdomen due to endometriosis in a premenopausal woman taking tamoxifen.

Lorenzo Abad De VelascoAntonio Cano

subject

AdultSelective Estrogen Receptor Modulatorsmedicine.medical_specialtyAntineoplastic Agents HormonalEndometriosisUterusEndometriosisBreast NeoplasmsCarcinomamedicineHumansskin and connective tissue diseasesGynecologybusiness.industryCarcinoma Ductal BreastObstetrics and GynecologyDuctal carcinomamedicine.diseaseAntiestrogenAbdominal PainOvarian CystsTamoxifenmedicine.anatomical_structureReproductive MedicinePremenopauseAcute abdomenAcute DiseaseFemalemedicine.symptombusinesshormones hormone substitutes and hormone antagonistsTamoxifenmedicine.drug

description

Tamoxifen exhibits agonistic properties on the uterus. We describe a premenopausal woman who, while having tamoxifen due to a diagnosis of in situ ductal carcinoma, developed endometriosis requiring surgery.

10.1016/s0301-2115(03)00004-6https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12860350