Extrapelvic endometriosis is a very rare entity and difficult to diagnose majority of which includes incisional scar endometriosis following an obstetric/gynecologic procedure. Diagnosis of scar endometriosis occurs as an underappreciated phenomenon particularly in general surgery, so the cesarean section incisional endometriosis may be more common than reflected in the literature. Although the...

BACKGROUND Malignant transformation of endometriosis associated with episiotomy scar is a rare event, especially histological type of clear cell adenocarcinoma. There are only three clear cell carcinoma in episiotomy scar reported, no standard treatment established. CASE PRESENTATION A 36-year-old woman presented with a two-month history of painless but puritic perineal lump which she noticed...

BACKGROUND The development of a mass in a surgical scar poses a diagnostic dilemma due to similarities in appearance to hernias, abscesses, hematomas or desmoid tumors. Scar endometriosis is uncommon and malignant change within this ectopic tissue is rare. CASE REPORT The case of a 55-year-old woman with an isolated clear cell adenocarcinoma in an area of scar endometriosis more than 17 years...

Abdominal wall endometriosis in a Caesarean section scar (AEC) is an infrequent type of extrapelvic endometriosis which rarely transforms into a malignant lesion. A painful mass located in the scar of a Caesarean section is a typical sign of AEC. This condition is diagnosed preoperatively using imaging modalities such as computed tomography and ultrasonography, as well as fine-needle aspiration...

background: endometriosis is a chronic inflammatory gynecologic disease. problems associated with endometriosis include dysmenorrhea dyspareunia and infertility. while endometriosis does not generally cause complications during pregnancy endometriosis clearly causes complications before pregnancy. cases: we report four patients with endometriosis who developed a hemoperitoneum during pregnancy ...

Endometriosis is defined as the presence of endometrium outside uterine cavity. Around 8- 15 % women reproductive age group have been affected by it. Abdominal scar endometriosis a rare complication cesarean section and can be often misdiagnosed. We present 39-year-old woman who has complaining pain edema at location her incision for past two years. The began on first day menstrual cycle only c...