Role of fine needle aspiration cytology and cell block in diagnosis of scar endometriosis: A case report

Presence of endometrial glands and stroma in places other than the uterus is called endometriosis. It can be pelvic or extra-pelvic. Abdominal scar endometriosis is an extra-pelvic endometriosis that can occur after surgery involving the uterus. Post-caesarean section, scar endometriosis is a rare e...

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Published inJournal of cytology Vol. 32; no. 1; pp. 71 - 73
Main Authors Dash, Sashibhusan, Panda, Sasmita, Rout, Niranjan, Samantaray, Sagarika
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published India Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd 01.01.2015
Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd
Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd
Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
Subjects
Case Report
Cell block; endometriosis; FNAC; scar
Diagnosis
Endometriosis
endometriosis
FNAC
Cell block
scar
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Summary:Presence of endometrial glands and stroma in places other than the uterus is called endometriosis. It can be pelvic or extra-pelvic. Abdominal scar endometriosis is an extra-pelvic endometriosis that can occur after surgery involving the uterus. Post-caesarean section, scar endometriosis is a rare event. The diagnosis is frequently made only after excision of disease tissue. We present a case of post-caesarean section abdominal scar endometriosis presenting as a tumor on the abdominal wall, which was diagnosed by fine needle aspiration cytology and confirmed by cell block preparation.
ISSN:0970-9371
0974-5165
DOI:10.4103/0970-9371.155246