title: Rectus abdominal muscle endometriosis in a patient with cesarian scar: case report.
abstract: Endometriosis is the existence of endometrial tissue out of the intrauterine cavity. Abdominal wall endometrioma is a well-defined mass composed of endometrial glands and stroma that may develop after gynecologic and obstetrical surgeries. A cyclic painful mass at the site of a cesarean section scar is most likely due to an endometrioma, and wide local excision is the advisable treatment. The authors present a case of endometrioma in the abdominal wall, which was treated with local excision.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Academia Hospital, Sanliurfa, Turkey leventsahinmd@yahoo.com
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sahin
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Gölbaşi State Hospital, Adiyaman, Turkey.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Dinçel
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Adiyaman Training and Research Hospital, Adiyaman, Turkey.
authors.forename: B Aydin
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Türk
mesh_terms: D034861:Abdominal Wall / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D002585:Cesarean Section / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D017568:Rectus Abdominis; D014463:Ultrasonography