Endometriosis externa within the rectus abdominis muscle.
The presence of endometrial glands and stroma outside the uterine cavity is called "endometriosis". Recklinghausen first defined this entity in 1896, and Sampson first named it in detail in 1921. Endometriosis is most often seen in the pelvis. Although extrapelvic endometriosis is rare, it can be seen in almost every organ. Endometriosis localized in the rectus abdominis muscle is very rare. A patient who had two previous cesarean sections presented with a 23 mm heterogeneous hypoechoic mass within the rectus abdominis muscle, approximately 1 cm superior to the Pfannenstiel incision that was diagnosed as endometriosis externa by fine-needle biopsy and excisional biopsy. Herein, we report this patient along with the literature.
Clinic of Pathology, Kayseri Training and Research Hospital, Kayseri, Turkey.
Hatice
H
Karaman
Clinic of General Surgery, Kayseri Training and Research Hospital, Kayseri, Turkey.
Feridun
F
Bulut
Clinic of Radiology, Kayseri Training and Research Hospital, Kayseri, Turkey.
Aysel
A
Özaşlamacı
Rectus abdominis; cesarean section scar; endometriosis externa