title: Endometriosis of the abdominal wall.
abstract: Endometriosis is characterized by the presence and proliferation of ectopic endometrial tissue. It occurs most often in the pelvic area but sometimes it presents as a lump in the abdomen. We report three cases of endometriosis of the abdominal wall, presented at the Emergency University Hospital of Bucharest during the last year. The diagnosis was made by the histopathological analysis of the surgical specimen.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Emergency University Hospital of Bucharest, 169 Independenţei Avenue, Bucharest, Romania. mariacomanescu@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Comănescu
authors.forename: Anca
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Potecă
authors.forename: Anca
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lăzăroiu
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sajin
mesh_terms: D034861:Abdominal Wall / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010532:Peritoneal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012189:Retrospective Studies