title: Endometrioma in a cesarean section scar--a case report.
abstract: Scar endometriosis remains quite rare and there is only one case report in the literature of plastic surgery. We present a case of endometrioma appearing on the cesarean section scar. The classic symptom was a painful scar that became swollen and more tender during menstruation. The cause of surgical scar endometriosis is believed to be iatrogenic transplantation of endometrium to the surgical wound. Surgical excision remains the treatment of choice. This entity must be kept in mind by plastic surgeons evaluating patients who present with soft-tissue masses of the abdominal wall in the setting of previous combined hysterectomy and abdominoplasty.
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Medical University, No. 100, Shih-Chuan 1st Road, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan. ipras2@cc.kmu.edu.tw
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Lai
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Tsai
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Su
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002585:Cesarean Section / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000150:complications*; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy