{"paper_id":"c6ca4ca3-4270-466f-88a0-d9d9201bb169","body_text":"Abstract\nAbdominal wall lesions can be broadly divided into nontumorous and tumorous conditions. Nontumorous lesions include congenital lesion, abdominal wall hernia, inflammation and infection, vascular lesions, and miscellaneous conditions like hematoma. Tumorous lesions include benign and malignant neoplasms. Here, we report an unusual case of abdominal wall endometriosis mimicking metastases in a patient with breast carcinoma.\nReferences\nKaraman H, Bulut F, Özaşlamacı A (2014) Endometriosis externa within the rectus abdominis muscle. Ulusal Cerrahi Dergisi 30(3):165–168\nTomás E, Martín A, Garfia C et al (1999) Abdominal wall endometriosis in absence of previous surgery. J Ultrasound Med 18(5):373–374\nIdeyi SC, Schein M, Niazi M, Gerst PH (2003) Spontaneous endometriosis of the abdominal wall. Dig Surg 20(3):246–248\nEsinler I, Guven S, Akyol D, Guvendag Guven ES, Taskiran C, Ayhan A (2004) Abdominal wall endometriosis without previous surgery. J Obstet Gynaecol 24(8):931\nChang Y, Tsai EM, Long CY, Chen YH, Kay N (2009) Abdominal wall endometriomas. J Reprod Med 54(3):155–159\nAuthor information\nAuthors and Affiliations\nCorresponding author\nRights and permissions\nAbout this article\nCite this article\nNambiar, R., Anoop, T.M. & Mony, R.P. Abdominal Wall Endometriosis Mimicking Metastases. Indian J Surg Oncol 9, 278–279 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13193-017-0702-x\nReceived:\nAccepted:\nPublished:\nIssue date:\nDOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13193-017-0702-x","source_license":"CC0","license_restricted":false}