To cite: Nigam A, Saxena P, Barla J, et al. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2014206693 DESCRIPTION A 28-year-old woman, para 2, with two previous caesarean sections, presented with pain and swelling in lower abdomen at the caesarean scar site for 6 months. The last caesarean section was performed 2 years earlier. There was no history of cyclical pa...

Umbilical endometriosis has an estimated incidence of 0.5%-1% of all patients with endometrial ectopia. It is a very rare disease, but should be considered on the differential diagnosis of umbilical lesions. We report on a case of spontaneous umbilical endometriosis in a 38-year-old woman, with a dark brown nodule periodically bleeding, associated with severe abdominal pain. There was no histor...

Purpose: Perineal endometriosis is a rare disease characterized by the presence of ectopic endometrial stroma and glands in the perineum. Most commonly observed in the episiotomy scar after normal vaginal deliveries, perineal endometriosis is not often considered in the differential diagnosis of perineal masses. This could lead to unnecessary investigations and inadequate patient treatments. ca...

Endometriosis is the presence of endometrial tissue outside the uterus, most commonly consisting of both endometrial glands and stroma [1]. Endometriosis generally involves ovary and pelvic peritoneum but it can also be found in extragonadal sites like bowel, bladder, lung and rarely abdominal wall [2]. Though it can involve a variety of extrauterine locations but is less commonly found cutaneo...

BACKGROUND The abdominal wall is the commonest site of extrapelvic endometriosis, which usually develops in association with a prior surgical scar. CASE A 28-year-old woman with two endometriomas in the recti abdominis, which developed in a scarless abdomen. CONCLUSIONS Abdominal wall endometrioma can develop spontaneously in the absence of prior surgical scar and should be considered in th...

Endometriosis is described as the presence of functional endometrial tissue outside uterine cavity. Scar endometriosis (SE) a rare condition which usually develops after gynecologic operations involving uterus and fallopian tubes. The symptoms are nonspecific cyclic incisional pain increasing by menstruation most common symptom. Diagnosis disease can be difficult may confusing with various othe...

Scar endometriosis is the presence of endometrial tissues with glands in previous incision or scar. Its overall estimated incidence after post-caesarean and post-hysterectomy 0.03-0.4% 1.08-2%, respectively. The patient presents non-specific symptoms such as cyclical abdominal pain at site a surgical an lump increment size, which tender. diagnosis made only excision confirmation by histopatholo...

E ndometriosis is defined as a growth of ectopic endometrial tissue outside the uterine cavity that responds to hormonal stimulation. It occurs most commonly in pelvic sites such as the ovaries, posterior cul-de-sac, ligaments of the uterus, pelvic peritoneum and rectovaginal septum and is found in 8%–15% of all menstruating women. Extrapelvic endometriosis is less common but can affect many si...