title: Endometriosis of the groin hernia sac: report of a case and review of the literature.
abstract: Endometriosis is characterized by the presence of histological normal endometrial tissue outside the uterine cavity. It occurs in up to 15% of menstruating women and often goes undetected. Some cases of soft-tissue involvement have been reported, particularly in the skin and subjacent tissues of surgical scars. However, we came cross a 42-year-old female patient with millimetric focal lesions in a groin hernia sac. A case report and a review of the literature are presented. Although definitive diagnosis still requires biopsy, the patient's cyclic symptoms and history of previous uterine surgery should suggest the correct diagnosis.
authors: General Surgery Department, Ankara Ataturk Teaching and Research Hospital, Askaabat Cad. Eser Sitesi B3 Blok Daire:11, TR-06490, Bahçelievler, Ankara, Turkey.
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Kiyak
authors: E
authors: E
authors: Ergul
authors: S M
authors: SM
authors: Sarikaya
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Yazgan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006119:Groin / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy