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Tuyển tập báo cáo các nghiên cứu khoa học quốc tế ngành y học dành cho các bạn tham khảo đề tài: Endometriosis in a postmenopausal woman without previous hormonal therapy: a case report | Journal of Medical Case Reports BioMed Central Open Access Case report Endometriosis in a postmenopausal woman without previous hormonal therapy a case report Manuel García Manero 1 Pedro Royo2 Begona Olartecoechea1 and Juan Luis Alcázar1 Address Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Clínica Universitaria de Navarra Avenida Pío XII 36 31008 Pamplona Spain and 2Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital San Jorge de Huesca Avenida Martinez de Velasco 22004 Huesca Spain Email Manuel Garcia Manero - mgmanero@ Pedro Royo - proyo@ Begona Olartecoechea-bolarteco@ Juan Luis Alcázar - jlalcazar@ Corresponding author Published 18 November 2009 Received 17 December 2008 _ _n nno IOZ-7- nr Accepted 18 November 2009 Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009 3 135 doi I86 I752-I947-3-I35 This article is available from http content 3 1 135 2009 Manero et al licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Introduction The prevalence of pelvic endometriosis is high affecting approximately 6 to 10 of women of reproductive age. Although endometriosis has been associated with the occurrence of menstrual cycles it can affect between 2 to 5 of postmenopausal women. Case presentation We present a case of ovarian endometriosis in a 62-year-old Spanish Caucasian woman with no previous use of hormonal therapy and no history of endometriosis or infertility. Conclusion Although the reported situation is rare it is important to be aware of endometriosis after the menopause post-menopausal endometriosis confers a risk of recurrence and malignant transformation. Introduction Endometriosis is a common benign estrogen-dependent chronic gynecological disorder commonly .