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Abdominal wall endometrioma following cesarean delivery: a case report
Joshua P Kesterson1, Tiffany Justice, Margarita Terrassa
1Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Roswell Park Cancer Center, Buffalo, New York 14263, USA. joshuapkesterson@yahoo.com
Background:
Rarely, endometriosis occurs in an abdominal wall scar after a cesarean delivery.
Case:
This case report summarizes the presentation, diagnosis and treatment of a woman with an abdominal wall endometrioma within a cesarean delivery skin incision scar.
Conclusion:
An abdominal wall endometrioma needs to be considered in the differential diagnosis of any woman of reproductive age presenting with a painful abdominal wall mass and a history of uterine surgery via an abdominal incision.
