Skin endometriosis: A case report and review of the literature
| Autor: | Ana-Maria Draghici‑Ionescu, Constantin Caruntu, Mirela Cioplea, Andreea-Mariana Matei, Sabina Zurac, Mihaela Ilie, Daniel Boda, Ioana Serban, László Fekete Gyula |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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0301 basic medicine
Cancer Research medicine.medical_specialty Patient affected business.industry Endometriosis Cancer General Medicine Disease Articles medicine.disease Surgery Abdominal wall 03 medical and health sciences 030104 developmental biology 0302 clinical medicine medicine.anatomical_structure Immunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous) Peritoneum Subcutaneous nodule 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis medicine business Rare disease |
| Zdroj: | Exp Ther Med |
| Popis: | Skin endometriosis is a rare disease with variable clinical and histopathological characteristics that depend on hormonal stimuli. The skin is not a common location, as most cases of endometriosis involve pelvic sites, such as the ovaries, peritoneum and bowel. However, the most common extrapelvic site affected is the abdominal wall and this location of the disease is frequently associated with obstetric and gynecologic surgery. Here we report a case of skin endometriosis emerged as a painful subcutaneous nodule located near to the left side of an obstetrical surgery procedure scar. The patient affected was a woman in her reproductive age, with a history of right ovary endometriotic cyst laparoscopically removed and histologically confirmed as a primary endometriosis. Dermatologists should be aware of this condition in any woman with a painful lump located in the proximity of a pelvic surgery-induced scar. Its non-specific clinical appearance may confuse the clinician and may delay the diagnosis and management. |
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