Fine-needle aspiration cytology of a cesarean scar endometriosis

Endometriosis is the presence of functioning endometrium outside the basement membrane of the uterine endometrium. It affects women of reproductive age and usually presents as a painful nodule over a period of 3 months to 10 years after surgery. Extrapelvic endometriosis is uncommon and more difficu...

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Main Authors: Jitendra Singh Nigam, Anita Omhare, Ankit Sharma
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Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:Tzu Chi Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://www.tcmjmed.com/article.asp?issn=1016-3190;year=2017;volume=29;issue=4;spage=232;epage=234;aulast=Nigam
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description Endometriosis is the presence of functioning endometrium outside the basement membrane of the uterine endometrium. It affects women of reproductive age and usually presents as a painful nodule over a period of 3 months to 10 years after surgery. Extrapelvic endometriosis is uncommon and more difficult to diagnose due to its variable presentation and is often confused with other surgical conditions. Fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) is a rapid, cost-effective, and accurate diagnostic tool when making this diagnosis. Wide excision is the treatment of choice for scar endometriosis as well as for recurrent lesions. We present a case of scar endometriosis in a 30-year-old female who had undergone a cesarean section 2 years previously and was diagnosed by FNAC. A later histopathological examination confirmed the cytological diagnosis of scar endometriosis.
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spelling doaj-art-b8cd407d32c8439999a556a19eb3e1692025-08-20T02:00:23ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsTzu Chi Medical Journal1016-31902223-89562017-01-0129423223410.4103/tcmj.tcmj_37_17Fine-needle aspiration cytology of a cesarean scar endometriosisJitendra Singh NigamAnita OmhareAnkit SharmaEndometriosis is the presence of functioning endometrium outside the basement membrane of the uterine endometrium. It affects women of reproductive age and usually presents as a painful nodule over a period of 3 months to 10 years after surgery. Extrapelvic endometriosis is uncommon and more difficult to diagnose due to its variable presentation and is often confused with other surgical conditions. Fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) is a rapid, cost-effective, and accurate diagnostic tool when making this diagnosis. Wide excision is the treatment of choice for scar endometriosis as well as for recurrent lesions. We present a case of scar endometriosis in a 30-year-old female who had undergone a cesarean section 2 years previously and was diagnosed by FNAC. A later histopathological examination confirmed the cytological diagnosis of scar endometriosis.http://www.tcmjmed.com/article.asp?issn=1016-3190;year=2017;volume=29;issue=4;spage=232;epage=234;aulast=NigamExtrapelvic endometriosisFunctioning endometriumObstetric surgeryReproductive age
spellingShingle Jitendra Singh Nigam
Anita Omhare
Ankit Sharma
Fine-needle aspiration cytology of a cesarean scar endometriosis
Tzu Chi Medical Journal
Extrapelvic endometriosis
Functioning endometrium
Obstetric surgery
Reproductive age
title Fine-needle aspiration cytology of a cesarean scar endometriosis
title_full Fine-needle aspiration cytology of a cesarean scar endometriosis
title_fullStr Fine-needle aspiration cytology of a cesarean scar endometriosis
title_full_unstemmed Fine-needle aspiration cytology of a cesarean scar endometriosis
title_short Fine-needle aspiration cytology of a cesarean scar endometriosis
title_sort fine needle aspiration cytology of a cesarean scar endometriosis
topic Extrapelvic endometriosis
Functioning endometrium
Obstetric surgery
Reproductive age
url http://www.tcmjmed.com/article.asp?issn=1016-3190;year=2017;volume=29;issue=4;spage=232;epage=234;aulast=Nigam
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