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Reports of malignancy in postmenopausal endometriosis affecting the serosal surface of the uterus are extremely rare. The clinical features are poorly understood, standardised diagnostic or treatment guidelines are lacking, and the mechanisms underlying this malignancy are unknown.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Case presentation<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The following case report details a 62-year-old postmenopausal woman who presented with dull lower abdominal pain. A colour Doppler ultrasound revealed a pelvic mass, and a preoperative CT scan suggested a possible tumour of left ovarian origin; tumour marker tests were negative. Laparoscopic exploration confirmed that the lesion originated from the serosal surface of the posterior uterine wall. Furthermore, no abnormalities were noted in the bilateral adnexa. The surgical intervention undertaken was a total hysterectomy, accompanied by bilateral adnexal resection, pelvic lymphadenectomy, pelvic peritoneal biopsy, and omental biopsy. Postoperative pathology confirmed the presence of endometriosis of the uterine serosa, accompanied by focal clear cell transformation. The patient did not receive adjuvant chemotherapy and was placed under close follow-up; a follow-up examination six months later revealed no abnormalities.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The transformation of uterine serosal surface endometriosis into clear cell carcinoma is an exceptionally rare occurrence. This case demonstrates the coexistence of benign endometriosis, atypical endometriosis and clear cell carcinoma components within a single histological section, providing crucial morphological evidence for investigating the pathological progression of malignant transformations in extra-ovarian endometriosis.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fonc.2026.1865870","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,17]],"date-time":"2026-06-17T05:56:17Z","timestamp":1781675777000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Malignant transformation of uterine serosal endometriosis to clear cell carcinoma in a postmenopausal patient: a rare case report"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"16","author":[{"given":"Xiaodong","family":"Mi","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, People\u2019s Hospital of Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, First Affiliated Hospital of Jishou University","place":["Jishou, Hunan, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Tong","family":"Lin","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, People\u2019s Hospital of Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, First Affiliated Hospital of Jishou University","place":["Jishou, Hunan, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Xiaogang","family":"Zhu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University","place":["Changsha, Hunan, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Qian","family":"Chen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pathology, People\u2019s Hospital of Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, First Affiliated Hospital of Jishou University","place":["Jishou, Hunan, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Xihan","family":"Yang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, People\u2019s Hospital of Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, First Affiliated Hospital of Jishou University","place":["Jishou, Hunan, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Purun","family":"Zou","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, People\u2019s Hospital of Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, First Affiliated Hospital of Jishou University","place":["Jishou, Hunan, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Dan","family":"Shu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, People\u2019s Hospital of Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, First Affiliated Hospital of Jishou University","place":["Jishou, Hunan, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Fei","family":"Tuo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, People\u2019s Hospital of Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, First Affiliated Hospital of Jishou University","place":["Jishou, Hunan, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,17]]},"reference":[{"key":"B1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.3389\/fonc.2023.1280529","article-title":"Simultaneous occurrence of two distinct histotypes of ovarian endometriosis-associated cancer in bilateral ovaries: implications for monoclonal histogenesis from a case report","volume":"13","author":"Zhao","year":"2023","journal-title":"Front Oncol"},{"key":"B2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"190","DOI":"10.1016\/j.pathol.2017.10.006","article-title":"Endometriosis-associated ovarian neoplasia","volume":"50","author":"Matias-Guiu","year":"2018","journal-title":"Pathol (Phila)"},{"key":"B3","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/s00261-025-04885-0","article-title":"Endometriosis: assessment on O-RADS and risk of Malignant transformation","volume":"50","author":"Suarez-Weiss","year":"2025","journal-title":"Abdom Radiol"},{"key":"B4","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.3390\/jcm14228067","article-title":"Endometriosis during peri-menopause and post-menopause: a review of the literature","volume":"14","author":"Raheem","year":"2025","journal-title":"J Clin Med"},{"key":"B5","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"64","DOI":"10.1001\/jama.2025.2975","article-title":"Endometriosis: a review","volume":"334","author":"As-Sanie","year":"2025","journal-title":"JAMA"},{"key":"B6","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/s00404-012-2361-z","article-title":"Endometriosis: a premenopausal disease? 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