title: Endometriosis in the rectus abdominis muscle: case report and literature review.
abstract: Endometriosis is characterized by the presence of histologically normal endometrial tissue outside the uterine cavity. Endometriosis occurs most commonly within the pelvis. Extrapelvic endometriosis is less common, but can involve nearly every organ in the body. We present a patient in whom endometriosis was discovered in the rectus abdominis muscle and discuss the imaging findings and histopathology.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Tulane University Medical Center, New Orleans, USA.
authors.forename: Emad
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kandil
authors.forename: Haytham
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Alabbas
authors.forename: Mohamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ghafar
authors.forename: Katy
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Burris
authors.forename: Ahmed
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sawas
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Schwartzman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D017568:Rectus Abdominis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed