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Endometriosis: Etiology, Pathology, Diagnosis, Management
Key points Endometriosis is a benign, usually progressive, and sometimes recurrent disease that invades locally and disseminates widely. Causes include retrograde menstruation, coelomic metaplasia, vascular metastasis, immunologic changes, iatrogenic dissemination, and a genetic predisposition. Endometriosis lesions produce estrogen locally and…