Endometriosis of the Vermiform Appendix within a Hernia Sac Infiltrating the Pubic Bone
Purpose. Appendicular endometriosis mimicking appendicitis is a rare finding. Inguinal tumor in the course of appendicular endometriosis located within an inguinal hernia sac and infiltrating the periosteum of the pubic bone has not yet been described. Case Report. This paper describes a case of a r...
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| author | Damian Ziaja Tomasz Bolkowski Krzysztof Januszewski Wioletta Skrzypulec-Plinta Jerzy Chudek Krzysztof Ziaja |
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| description | Purpose. Appendicular endometriosis mimicking appendicitis is a rare finding. Inguinal tumor in the course of appendicular endometriosis located within an inguinal hernia sac and infiltrating the periosteum of the pubic bone has not yet been described. Case Report. This paper describes a case of a rapidly enlarging, solid, unmovable, very painful upon palpation inguinal tumor, in a 36-year-old nulliparous woman. During surgery, a hard (approximately 4 cm in diameter) tumor infiltrating the periosteum of the right pubic bone and continuous with the inguinal hernia sac was dissected. The distal segment of the vermiform appendix was an element of the dissected tumor. Histological examination revealed endometriosis of the distal vermiform appendix. After 6 months of hormone treatment, she was referred for reoperation due to tumor recurrence. Once again histological examination of the resected tissue revealed endometriosis. There was no further recurrence of the disease with goserelin therapy. In addition to the case report, we present a review of the literature about endometriosis involving the vermiform appendix and the inguinal canal (Amyand’s hernia). Conclusion. This case expands the list of differential diagnoses of nodules found in the inguinal region of women. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b443218de5ec4c6795513c0fed19ec052025-08-20T02:23:13ZengWileyCase Reports in Surgery2090-69002090-69192015-01-01201510.1155/2015/270206270206Endometriosis of the Vermiform Appendix within a Hernia Sac Infiltrating the Pubic BoneDamian Ziaja0Tomasz Bolkowski1Krzysztof Januszewski2Wioletta Skrzypulec-Plinta3Jerzy Chudek4Krzysztof Ziaja5Department of General and Vascular Surgery, Medical Faculty in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Ziolowa Street 45-47, 40-635 Katowice, PolandDepartment of General and Vascular Surgery, Medical Faculty in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Ziolowa Street 45-47, 40-635 Katowice, PolandDepartment of Pathology, Silesian Medical Center, Silesian Medical University in Katowice, Ziolowa Street 45-47, 40-635 Katowice, PolandDepartment of Women’s Disease Control and Prevention, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Medykow Street 12, 40-752 Katowice, PolandDepartment of Pathophysiology, Medical Faculty in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Medykow Street 18, 40-752 Katowice, PolandDepartment of General and Vascular Surgery, Medical Faculty in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Ziolowa Street 45-47, 40-635 Katowice, PolandPurpose. Appendicular endometriosis mimicking appendicitis is a rare finding. Inguinal tumor in the course of appendicular endometriosis located within an inguinal hernia sac and infiltrating the periosteum of the pubic bone has not yet been described. Case Report. This paper describes a case of a rapidly enlarging, solid, unmovable, very painful upon palpation inguinal tumor, in a 36-year-old nulliparous woman. During surgery, a hard (approximately 4 cm in diameter) tumor infiltrating the periosteum of the right pubic bone and continuous with the inguinal hernia sac was dissected. The distal segment of the vermiform appendix was an element of the dissected tumor. Histological examination revealed endometriosis of the distal vermiform appendix. After 6 months of hormone treatment, she was referred for reoperation due to tumor recurrence. Once again histological examination of the resected tissue revealed endometriosis. There was no further recurrence of the disease with goserelin therapy. In addition to the case report, we present a review of the literature about endometriosis involving the vermiform appendix and the inguinal canal (Amyand’s hernia). Conclusion. This case expands the list of differential diagnoses of nodules found in the inguinal region of women.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/270206 |
| spellingShingle | Damian Ziaja Tomasz Bolkowski Krzysztof Januszewski Wioletta Skrzypulec-Plinta Jerzy Chudek Krzysztof Ziaja Endometriosis of the Vermiform Appendix within a Hernia Sac Infiltrating the Pubic Bone Case Reports in Surgery |
| title | Endometriosis of the Vermiform Appendix within a Hernia Sac Infiltrating the Pubic Bone |
| title_full | Endometriosis of the Vermiform Appendix within a Hernia Sac Infiltrating the Pubic Bone |
| title_fullStr | Endometriosis of the Vermiform Appendix within a Hernia Sac Infiltrating the Pubic Bone |
| title_full_unstemmed | Endometriosis of the Vermiform Appendix within a Hernia Sac Infiltrating the Pubic Bone |
| title_short | Endometriosis of the Vermiform Appendix within a Hernia Sac Infiltrating the Pubic Bone |
| title_sort | endometriosis of the vermiform appendix within a hernia sac infiltrating the pubic bone |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/270206 |
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