{"paper_id":"de2bdb92-733d-4a02-8fc1-483b0a68d247","body_text":"Abstract\nIntroduction\nEndometriosis is a disease characterized by the presence of endometrial glands and/or stroma outside the uterine cavity. The main location is the ovary, but it has been described in many other extragenital locations, mainly the intestinal wall and the epiplon, but also the lung and the skin.\nMaterials and methods\nIn this report we review the cases of cutaneous endometriosis diagnosed at Fundación Jiménez Díaz in Madrid in the last decade.\nResults\nIn this time period we have seen 376 specimens with endometriosis, 330 from ovarian origin, 11 cases involving the appendix, 3 affecting the uterine cervix, 3 involving the epiplon, 1 in an ileal lymph node, 5 in the small intestine, 6 in the large intestine, 2 affecting the lung (with recurring pneumothorax) and 15 involving the skin.\nConclusion\nWe comment on the features of the patients with cutaneous endometriosis and their gynaecological history.\nSimilar content being viewed by others\nReferences\nClement PB (1990) Pathology of endometriosis. Pathol Annu 25:245–295\nPueblitz-Peredo S, Luevano Flores E, Rincón Taracena R, Ochoa-Carrillo FJ (1985) Uteruslike mass of the ovary: endomyometriosis or congenital malformation? A case with a discussion of histogenesis. Arch Pathol Lab Med 109:361–364\nAzordegan N, Yazdanakhah A, Moghadasian MH (2009) A rare case of coexistence of carcinoid tumor of the appendix vermicularis and ileal endometriosis. Arch Gynecol Obstet 279:183–187\nSteck WD, Helwig EB (1965) Cutaneous endometriosis. JAMA 1961:167–170\nSteck WD, Helwig EB (1966) Cutaneous endometriosis. Clin Obstet Gynecol 9:373–383\nPhupong V, Triratanachat S, Ultchaswadl P (2005) Surgical scar endometriosis: case report. Clin Pract Rev 6:91–94\nKaunitz A, Di Sant’Agnese PA (1979) Needle tract endometriosis: an unusual complication of amniocentesis. Obstet Gynecol 54:753–755\nChatterjee SK (1980) Scar endometriosis: a clinicopathologic study of 17 cases. Obstet Gynecol 56:81–84\nKazakov DV, Ondic O, Zamecnik M, Shelekhova KV, Mukensnabl P, Hes O, Dovrak V, Michal M (2007) Morphological variations of scar-related and spontaneous endometriosis of the skin and superficial soft tissues: a study of 71 cases with emphasis on atypical features and types of müllerian differentiations. J Am Acad Dermatol 57:134–146\nHughes ML, Bartholomew D, Paluzzi M (1997) Abdominal wall endometriosis after amniocentesis. J Reprod Med 42:597–599\nFerrari BT, Shollenbarger DR (1977) Abdominal wall endometriosis following hypertonic saline abortion. JAMA 238:56–57\nWolf Y, Haddad R, Werbin N, Skornick Y, Kaplan O (1996) Endometriosis in abdominal scars: a diagnostic pitfall. Am Surg 62:1042–1044\nVictory R, Diamond MP, Johns DA (2007) Villar’s nodule: a case report and systematic literature review of endometriosis externa of the umbilicus. J Minim Invasive Gynecol 14:23–32\nRivilin ME, Das SK, Patel RB, Meeks GR (1995) Leuprolide acetate in the management of cesarean scar endometriosis. Obstet Gynecol 85:838–839\nZulfikaroglu E, Kılıc S, Islimye M, Aydin M, Zergeroglu S, Batioglu S (2010) Efficacy of anti-tumor necrosis factor therapy on endometriosis in an experimental rat model. Arch Gynecol Obstet (e-pub ahead of print)\nMarkopoulos C, Gogas H, Eleftheriou G, Floros D (1996) Endometrioid carcinoma arising in a scar of a cesarean section: case report. Eur J Gynaecol Oncol 17:520–521\nMiller DM, Schouls JJ, Ehlen TG (1998) Clear cell carcinoma arising in extragonadal endometriosis in a caesarean section scar during pregnancy. Gynecol Oncol 70:127–130\nAshfaq R, Molberg KH, Vuitch F (1994) Cutaneous endometriosisas a diagnostic pitfall of fine needle aspiration biopsy: a report of three cases. Acta Cytol 38:577–581\nConflict of interest statement\nWe declare that we have no conflict of interest.\nAuthor information\nAuthors and Affiliations\nCorresponding author\nRights and permissions\nAbout this article\nCite this article\nFernández-Aceñero, M.J., Córdova, S. Cutaneous endometriosis: review of 15 cases diagnosed at a single institution. Arch Gynecol Obstet 283, 1041–1044 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-010-1484-3\nReceived:\nAccepted:\nPublished:\nIssue date:\nDOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-010-1484-3","source_license":"CC0","license_restricted":false}