Spontaneous Endometriosis of the Abdominal Wall

Lobat Geranpayeh, M Fadaei Araghi, Shirin Irani, Behnam Shakiba
In: ACTA MEDICA IRANICA · 2009 · vol. 47(2) , pp. 154–156 · W1657945127
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This report details three rare cases of spontaneous abdominal wall endometriosis, two umbilical and one inguinal, highlighting the need for considering this condition in the differential diagnosis of abdominal wall masses.

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Abdominal wall endometriosis, the commonest type of extra-pelvic endometriosis, may rarely develop spontaneously in the absence of prior surgical scar. We aim to report 3 cases with this unique characteristic, two of them with a diagnosis of unusual development of umbilical endometriosis and one with inguinal endometriosis, from the perspective of a general surgeon. Because of the potential pitfalls in its diagnosis, endometriosis should be emphasized in the differential diagnosis of abdominal wall masses.

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