{"paper_id":"f7e284db-0ebe-47f8-85a6-4d6f2a446771","body_text":"Abstract\nWe present the case of a tender, isolated abdominal wall tumour within a Pfannenstiel incision, due to seeding deposit of endometrial tissue secondary to a previous obstetric operation (caesarean section) in a 39-year-old female without reported previous pelvic endometriosis. The lesion clinically mimicked the appearance of an incarcerated incisional hernia at the outer corner of the healed Pfannenstiel incision. The preoperative differential diagnosis also included that of a locally forming postoperative tender granuloma and the remote possibility of an incisional endometrioma (although no link to menstruation could be made). Local malignancy was not taken as a serious possibility. Definitive diagnosis of the excised lesion was made at histology. The preoperative diagnostic dilemma is presented, along with a short review of the literature.\nSimilar content being viewed by others\nReferences\nIncisional subcutaneous endometrioma of the abdominal wall, Merran S, Karila-Cohen P. J Radiol. 2004; April; 85(4 Pt 1):409–410\nAbdominal wall endometriosis. Case report and literature review. Ceniceros Franco G, Cruz Minoli V, Diaz Arguello D, Munuzuri Iniguez F.Ginecol Obstet Mex. 2002: Dec;70:619–621\nEndometriosis of the abdominal wall: Donati M, Gandolfo L, Cavallaro G, Ciancio F, Brancato G. Ann Ital Chir. Jan–Feb; 2004:75(1):29–34\nAbdominal wall endometriosis: case report Velez SE, Piccinni DJ, Caminos S, Spittle LS, Ferrari JC. Rev Fac Cien Med Univ Nac Cordoba. 2004(1):61:44–47\nAbdominal wall endometriomas. Blanco RG, Parithivel VS, Shah AK, Gumbs MA, Schein M, Gerst PH. Am J Surg. 2003: Jun;185(6):596–598\nClinical characteristics of abdominal wall endometrioma and its recurrence-related factors, Zhao XY, Lang JH, Leng JH, Liu ZF, Li HJ, Sun DW, Zhu L., Zhonghua Fu Chan Ke Za Zhi. 2004 Feb;39(2):97–100\nAbdominal wall endometriosis. An overlooked diagnosis. Khammash MR, Omari AK, Gasaimeh GR, Bani-Hani KE. Saudi Med J. 2003 May;24(5):523-5\nEndometriosis implant in cesarean section surgical scar, Esquivel-Estrada V, Briones-Garduno JC, Mondragon-Ballesteros R. Cir Cir. 2004:Mar–Apr;72(2):113–115\nExtrauterine endometriosis: three new cases, Capasso L, Sciano D, Iarrobino G, Ventriglia R, Schiavone F, Buonomo C, Rossi T, Borsi E., G Chir 2004 Jan–Feb;25(1–2):39–42\nEndometriosis in the differential diagnosis of abdominal wall masses. Divani S, Vardouli A, Exarhos N, Lioupis A. Acta Cytol. 2003:47:944–945\nAuthor information\nAuthors and Affiliations\nCorresponding author\nRights and permissions\nAbout this article\nCite this article\nBabalis, D., Simoglou, C. Abdominal wall endometrioma mimicking an incarcerated hernia. Hellenic J Surg 84, 263–266 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13126-012-0031-z\nReceived:\nAccepted:\nPublished:\nIssue date:\nDOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13126-012-0031-z","source_license":"CC0","license_restricted":false}