Publication: Abdominal Wall Scar Endometrioma
Date
2017
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Kathmandu University
Abstract
ABSTRACT
Abdominal wall scar endometrioma is an uncommon clinical entity, which presents
with lump and cyclical abdominal pain during menstruation, which develops after
caesarean section or gynaecological procedures. Differential diagnosis includes a
haematoma, desmoid tumour, incisional hernia, sarcoma, metastatic malignancies
and suture granuloma. Adenocarcinoma developing from abdominal wall scar
endometrioma are aggressive and carry poor prognosis. An awareness of this
clinical entity is important to establish its diagnosis early and ultrasound scan,
magnetic resonance scan, or a computerised tomographic-guided localization
followed by surgical excision provides best outcome. Here in, a case of abdominal
wall scar endometrioma is reported and review of pertinent literature is presented.
KEY WORDS
Caesarean section, diagnosis, endometrioma, scar, treatment
Description
Jackson A,1 Smith J,2 Shrestha BM1
1Department of General Surgery
2Department of Histopathology
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust,
Herries Road, Sheffield S5 7AU, UK
Keywords
Caesarean section, diagnosis, endometrioma, scar, treatment