{"paper_id":"d7e1f803-3863-4898-b534-dd2f81541985","body_text":"Abstract\nAccording to Webster’s New World/Stedman’s Concise Medical Dictionary, Endometriosis (En’do-me-tri-o’sis) is “ectopic occurrence of endometrial tissue, frequently forming cysts containing blood.”\nAccess this chapter\nTax calculation will be finalised at checkout\nPurchases are for personal use only\nSimilar content being viewed by others\nReferences\nSonavane, S. K., Kantawala, K. P., & Menias, C. O. (2011). Beyond the boundaries-endometriosis: Typical and atypical locations. Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology, 40(6), 219–232.\nGiudice, L. C., & Kao, L. C. (2004). Endometriosis. Lancet, 364(9447), 1789–1799.\nBulun, S. E. (2009). Endometriosis. The New England Journal of Medicine, 360(3), 268–279.\nSampson, J. (1921). Perforating hemorrhagic (chocolate) cysts of the ovary. Archives of Surgery, 3, 245–323.\nPractice bulletin no. 114: Management of endometriosis. (2010). 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