Diagnostic Dilemma a Case Report and Review of Literature

This case report and literature review examines the diagnostic challenges associated with extrapelvic endometriosis, specifically focusing on the rare presentation of cutaneous endometriosis in the abdominal wall. The authors highlight that these lesions typically develop at sites of previous abdominal surgeries or pelvic procedures, characterizing the condition by the presence of extrauterine endometrial tissue within or under the skin. The paper serves to illustrate the clinical difficulty in distinguishing this condition from other abdominal wall masses without a high index of suspicion for endometriosis. This paper is centrally about endometriosis — specifically the rare cutaneous manifestation occurring outside the pelvis.

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