Endometriosis manifesting as a urachal tumor.
Endometriosis of abdominal wall scars is rare, especially in the postmenopausal woman. However, it must be considered as a possible cause of any abdominal wall mass in a woman who has had previous pelvic surgery and who is of reproductive age or taking exogenous hormones.
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D000005:Abdomen / Q000601:surgery; D000008:Abdominal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D015914:Estrogen Replacement Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008593:Menopause; D014496:Urachal Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis*