A case of endometrioma at the uterine incision scar of previous cesarean section.

Kim, Hyo Jin; Nam, Sun Young; Hwang, Seong Jin; Kim, Chan Joo; Min, Ki Ouk

Case Report

Korean Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology 2008;51(12):1550-1554.
Published online December 1, 2008.

A case of endometrioma at the uterine incision scar of previous cesarean section.

Hyo Jin Kim, Sun Young Nam, Seong Jin Hwang, Chan Joo Kim, Ki Ouk Min

¹Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. bilevans@catholic.ac.kr
²Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

Endometriosis is defined as condition, which is ectopic location of endometrial tissue other than uterus and cause many clinical symptoms. Among extrapelvic endometriosis, scar endometriosis secondary to surgery or procedure is very rare condition. We have experienced one interesting case of endometrioma in uterine wall cesarean section scar. The diagnosis was confirmed by histopathologic examination of the scar tissue taken after total abdominal hysterectomy.

Key Words: Endometrioma, Uterine incision scar endometriosis, Cesarean section