A Case Report on Scar Site Endometriosis

The development of functioning endometrial tissue in the abdominal wall after a cesarean birth is an uncommon case phenomenon known as scar endometriosis.Aside from the pelvis, endometriosis most often manifests in the bladder, gastrointestinal system, and, most notably, after obstetric surgical procedures.Here we present a case of caesarean scar endometriosis in a pregnant woman of 30 years of age.The patient has a history of type 1 diabetes mellitus, is now taking insulin and oral hypoglycaemic medications, and is being treated for hypothyroidism.She said that the region around her prior cesarean scar was swollen and painful periodically.USG showed ill defined heterogeneous hypo-echoic subcutaneous mass lesion approximately measuring 3*2*3cms over the right lateral one third of the caesarean scar site.MRI report showing a well-defined hypointense lesion in the anterior abdominal wall in the previous caesarean scar site suggestive of scar endometriosis.A total of three masses were removed, and scar endometriosis was verified by histology.