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Scar Endometriosis with Rudimentary Horn: An Unusual and Elucidative Report of a Case Diagnosed on Histopathology and Immunohistochemistry

Endometriosis is defined as the presence of functioning endometrial tissue outside the endometrial cavity. Scar endometriosis, also known as spontaneous abdominal wall endometriosis, is an unusual clinical presentation which often goes unnoticed. It usually develops after pelvic operations. The inci...

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Autores principales: Chauhan, Varsha, Pujani, Mukta, Singh, Kanika, Chawla, Raina, Ahuja, Rashmi
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5753504/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29307985
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jmh.JMH_69_17
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author Chauhan, Varsha
Pujani, Mukta
Singh, Kanika
Chawla, Raina
Ahuja, Rashmi
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Pujani, Mukta
Singh, Kanika
Chawla, Raina
Ahuja, Rashmi
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description Endometriosis is defined as the presence of functioning endometrial tissue outside the endometrial cavity. Scar endometriosis, also known as spontaneous abdominal wall endometriosis, is an unusual clinical presentation which often goes unnoticed. It usually develops after pelvic operations. The incidence has been estimated to be only 0.03%–0.15% of all cases of endometriosis. It can be either asymptomatic or present as abdominal wall pain at the site of surgical incision. It is most commonly diagnosed clinically or on ultrasonography. The treatment of choice predominantly remains surgical excision. We present a case of a 24-year-old female (known case of bicornuate uterus) who presented with chief complaints of abdominal pain for 1 month and 6 months after metroplasty. The patient was clinically diagnosed as a case of scar endometriosis with rudimentary horn and fistulous tract and taken up for surgery. Both the scar tissue and fistulous tract were removed and histopathology revealed only endometrial glands without stroma or hemosiderin-laden macrophages. Diagnosis of scar endometriosis was established on positive immunohistochemistry for estrogen and progesterone receptor in endometrial glands. Timely diagnosis and surgical excision of scar endometriosis along with close follow-up are necessary to prevent complications and recurrence.
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spelling pubmed-57535042018-01-05 Scar Endometriosis with Rudimentary Horn: An Unusual and Elucidative Report of a Case Diagnosed on Histopathology and Immunohistochemistry Chauhan, Varsha Pujani, Mukta Singh, Kanika Chawla, Raina Ahuja, Rashmi J Midlife Health Case Report Endometriosis is defined as the presence of functioning endometrial tissue outside the endometrial cavity. Scar endometriosis, also known as spontaneous abdominal wall endometriosis, is an unusual clinical presentation which often goes unnoticed. It usually develops after pelvic operations. The incidence has been estimated to be only 0.03%–0.15% of all cases of endometriosis. It can be either asymptomatic or present as abdominal wall pain at the site of surgical incision. It is most commonly diagnosed clinically or on ultrasonography. The treatment of choice predominantly remains surgical excision. We present a case of a 24-year-old female (known case of bicornuate uterus) who presented with chief complaints of abdominal pain for 1 month and 6 months after metroplasty. The patient was clinically diagnosed as a case of scar endometriosis with rudimentary horn and fistulous tract and taken up for surgery. Both the scar tissue and fistulous tract were removed and histopathology revealed only endometrial glands without stroma or hemosiderin-laden macrophages. Diagnosis of scar endometriosis was established on positive immunohistochemistry for estrogen and progesterone receptor in endometrial glands. Timely diagnosis and surgical excision of scar endometriosis along with close follow-up are necessary to prevent complications and recurrence. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2017 /pmc/articles/PMC5753504/ /pubmed/29307985 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jmh.JMH_69_17 Text en Copyright: © 2017 Journal of Mid-life Health http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as the author is credited and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms.
spellingShingle Case Report
Chauhan, Varsha
Pujani, Mukta
Singh, Kanika
Chawla, Raina
Ahuja, Rashmi
Scar Endometriosis with Rudimentary Horn: An Unusual and Elucidative Report of a Case Diagnosed on Histopathology and Immunohistochemistry
title Scar Endometriosis with Rudimentary Horn: An Unusual and Elucidative Report of a Case Diagnosed on Histopathology and Immunohistochemistry
title_full Scar Endometriosis with Rudimentary Horn: An Unusual and Elucidative Report of a Case Diagnosed on Histopathology and Immunohistochemistry
title_fullStr Scar Endometriosis with Rudimentary Horn: An Unusual and Elucidative Report of a Case Diagnosed on Histopathology and Immunohistochemistry
title_full_unstemmed Scar Endometriosis with Rudimentary Horn: An Unusual and Elucidative Report of a Case Diagnosed on Histopathology and Immunohistochemistry
title_short Scar Endometriosis with Rudimentary Horn: An Unusual and Elucidative Report of a Case Diagnosed on Histopathology and Immunohistochemistry
title_sort scar endometriosis with rudimentary horn: an unusual and elucidative report of a case diagnosed on histopathology and immunohistochemistry
topic Case Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5753504/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29307985
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jmh.JMH_69_17
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