title: [Isolated inguinal endometriosis. Report of a clinical case].
abstract: The case of a patient with inguinal isolated endometriosis in whom laparoscopy revealed no evidence of pelvic endometriosis is presented. Following the observation of this case and the published reports by other authors on frequency, pathogenesis, diagnosis and therapy, the article supports the hypothesis that inguinal endometriotic lesions are likely associated with lymphatic spread of endometrial cells.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Discipline Chirurgiche, Università degli Studi, L'Aquila.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mascaretti
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Patacchiola
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Di Berardino
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Moscarini
mesh_terms: D000008:Abdominal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000328:Adult; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007264:Inguinal Canal