Endometriosis Manifesting as a Urachal Tumor
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Endometriosis presenting as a urachal tumor can occur in postmenopausal women with a history of pelvic surgery, necessitating its consideration for abdominal wall masses.
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Endometriosis of abdominal wall scars is rare, especially in the postmenopausal woman. However, it must be considered as a possible cause of any abdominal wall mass in a woman who has had previous pelvic surgery and who is of reproductive age or taking exogenous hormones.
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Cited by (5)
- Urachal endometrioma: a case report 2009
- Vaginal vault endometriosis<i>de novo</i>, associated with hormone replacement therapy 2004
- Endometriosis de Pared Abdominal 2001
- Extrapelvic Endometriosis 1999
- Re: Renal and Diaphragmatic Endometriosis De Novo Associated with Hormone Replacement Therapy 1995
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