Endometriosis in cesarean scars: A rare case report with clinical, imaging, and histopathological insights

Shailendra Katwal, Sarad Katuwal, Sushmita Bhandari
SAGE open medical case reports · 2023 · vol. 11 , pp. 2050313X231197009 · doi:10.1177/2050313x231197009 · PMID:37654546 · PMC10467212 · W4386183005
case-report OA: gold CC0
📄 Open PDF View on OpenAlex View on PubMed View at publisher
⚙ AI-generated summary by claude@2026-06, 2026-06-08 ⓘ

This case report details a 38-year-old female with scar endometriosis, reviewing its clinical management and emphasizing the diagnostic importance of multidisciplinary evaluation.

One-sentence paraphrase of the abstract; not a substitute for reading it. No clinical advice. How this works

Abstract

Scar endometriosis is a rare form of endometriosis characterized by the presence of endometrial tissue in the abdominal wall following a cesarean delivery. We present a case report of a 38-year-old female with scar endometriosis and provide a comprehensive review of the literature on its clinical management. The patient presented with intermittent pain and swelling at the site of her previous cesarean section scar. Imaging studies revealed a nodular lesion with characteristic features of scar endometriosis. Fine needle aspiration cytology confirmed the diagnosis, ruling out malignancy. The patient underwent wide surgical resection of the mass, resulting in the resolution of symptoms and no recurrence during follow-up. Our case highlights the diagnostic challenge of scar endometriosis, which can mimic carcinoma, and emphasizes the importance of a multidisciplinary approach involving clinical evaluation, imaging, and histopathological examination for accurate diagnosis and optimal management of this condition.

My notes (saved in your browser only)

Condition tags

endometriosis

Citation neighborhood

Papers in the corpus that this work cites (lower rings, blue) and that cite this one (upper rings, green). Dot size scales with the paper's in-corpus citation count — bigger dot = more influential within the endo/adeno field. Click a dot to open that paper. [ expand to 2 hops ] — adds papers reached through this work's immediate citers/citees. Heavier; up to 60 extra dots.

References (15)

Source provenance

europepmc
last seen: 2026-06-22T06:15:23.361955+00:00
openalex
last seen: 2026-06-10T17:14:06.276822+00:00
pubmed
last seen: 2026-06-22T06:14:08.784767+00:00
License: CC0 · commercial use OK