[Abdominal wall endometriosis: case report].
Endometriosis is defined as the presence of endometrial glands and stroma outside uterus. This ectopic finding occur in the abdominal wall among 0,03% to 1% of women with prior gynecologic surgery, particularly after cesarean section. Most frequently, endometriosis is present as a palpable mass, painfull during menstrual period, near surgical scar. It could mimic other pathologies such as hematomas, granulomas, inicisional hernias, abscesses and tumors. We report the case of a 35 years old woman with a painful mass during menstruation nearly cesarean scar. The tumor was completely removed and a polipropylen mesh was placed to repair the abdominal wall defect. It was identified as endometriosis in the anatomo-patologic examination.
Vélez
Sebastián E
SE
Departamento de Cirugía General. Ex Clínica Privada Junín, II Cátedra de Patología FCM UNC, Córdoba, Argentina. velezs@hotmail.com
Piccinni
Daniel Jesús
DJ
Caminos
Susana
S
Spitale
Luis Santos
LS
Ferrari
Juan Carlos
JC
D034861:Abdominal Wall / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D002585:Cesarean Section; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans
Endometriosis de pared abdominal: presentación de un caso.