title: [Abdominal wall endometriosis: case report].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Cirugía General. Ex Clínica Privada Junín, II Cátedra de Patología FCM UNC, Córdoba, Argentina. velezs@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Sebastián E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Vélez
authors.forename: Daniel Jesús
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Piccinni
authors.forename: Susana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Caminos
authors.forename: Luis Santos
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Spitale
authors.forename: Juan Carlos
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Ferrari
mesh_terms: D034861:Abdominal Wall / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D002585:Cesarean Section; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans
vernacular_title: Endometriosis de pared abdominal: presentación de un caso.