{"paper_id":"6026c1b8-ee49-41ce-9dc7-d4a0b6d32d78","body_text":"Fine-Needle Aspiration Biopsy (FNAB) for the diagnosis of endometriosis\nMain Article Content\nAbstract\nFine-Needle Aspiration Biopsy is the method of choice for the diagnosis of thyroid, breast, lymph and salivary glands nodules; nevertheless, it’s use has been poor regarding sking and soft tissues evaluation. In the following paper, the authors present two cases of extrapelvic endometriosis, located on soft tissues and abdominal wall, in two women with tender nodes on abdominal wall and over a gyneacologic surgery scar. Diagnosis was confirmed on one of the patients via excisional biopsy; the other one underwent medical management.\nArticle Details\nReferences\nNirula R, Greaney GC. Incisional endometriosis: an underappreciated diagnosis in general surgery. J Am Coll Surg. 2000; 190:404-7.\nSingh KK, Lesselles AM, Adam DJ, Jordan C, Miles WF, Macintyrel M. Presentation of endometriosis to general surgeons: a 10 year experience. Br J Surg. 1995; 82:1349-51.\nHealy JT, Wilkinson NW, Sawer M. Abdominal wall endometrioma in a laparoscopic trocar track. Am Surg. 1995; 61:962-3.\nChaterjee SK. Scar endometriosis: a clinicoptholologic study of 17 cases. Obstet Gynecol. 1980; 56:81-4.\nJavert CT. Pathogenesis of endometriosis based on endometrial homeoplasia direct extension, exfoliation and implantation, limphomatic and hematogenous metastasis. Cancer. 1949; 2:399-10.\nStech WD, Helwing EB. Cutaneous endometriosis. JAMA. 1965; 191:167-70.\nIdeyi SC, Schein M, Niazi M, Gerst PH. Spontaneous endometriosis of the abdominal wall. Dig Surg. 2003; 20:246-8.\nSimsir A, Thorner K, Waisman J, Cangiarella J. Endometriosis in abdominal scars: a report of three cases diagnosed by fine-needle aspiration biopsy. Am Surg. 2001; 67:984-9.\nBalleyguier C, Chapron C, Chopin N, Hélénon O, Menu Y. Abdominal wall and surgycal scar endometriosis: results of magnetic resonance imaging. Gynecol Obstet Invest. 2003; 55:220-4.\nMajeski J, Craggie J. Scar endometriosis developing after an umbilical hernia repair with mesh. South Med J. 2004; 97:532-4.\nKellicker P. Biopsia con aguja fina [Internet]. Loa Angeles: The Doctors of USC; 2009 [fecha de acceso enero de 2009]. Disponible en: http://www.doctorsofusc. com/condition/document/104095\nKoger KE, Shatney CH, Hodge K, McClenathan JH. Surgical scar endometrioma. Surg Gynecol Obstet. 1993; 177:243– 6 13. Seydel AS, Sickel JZ, Warner ED, Sax HC. Extrapelvic endometriosis: diagnosis and treatment. Am J Surg. 1996; 171:239.\nPatterson GK, Winburn GB. Abdominal wall endometriomas: report of weight cases. Am Surg. 1999; 65:36 –9.\nHensen JH, Van Breda Vriesman AC, Puylaert JB. Abdominal wall endometriosis: clinical presentation and imaging features with emphasis on sonography. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2006; 186: 616 –20. 15. Blanco RG, Parithivel VS, Shah AK, Gumbo MA, Schein M, Gerst PH. Abdominal wall endometriomas. Am J Surg. 2003; 185:596–8.\nKaunitz A, Di Sant’Agnese PA. Needle tract endometriosis: an unusual complication of amniocentesis. Obstet Gynecol. 1979; 54:753–5.\nXiang Y, Lang J, Wang Y, Huang R, Lian L. Abdominal scar endometriosis: report of 28 cases. Chin Med Sci J. 1995; 10:188 –90","source_license":"CC0","license_restricted":false}