Subcutaneous endometrial deposit: an unusual cause of right iliac fossa pain

Philip A Hodnett; Sean E McSweeney; Conor Bogue; Denis Kelly; H Paul Redmond; Michael M Maher

doi:10.12968/hmed.2009.70.3.40575

Subcutaneous endometrial deposit: an unusual cause of right iliac fossa pain

Br J Hosp Med (Lond). 2009 Mar;70(3):170-1. doi: 10.12968/hmed.2009.70.3.40575.

Authors

Philip A Hodnett¹, Sean E McSweeney, Conor Bogue, Denis Kelly, H Paul Redmond, Michael M Maher

Affiliation

¹ Cork University Hospital, Cork, Ireland.

PMID: 19274012
DOI: 10.12968/hmed.2009.70.3.40575

Abstract

This case illustrates the use of ultrasound in identifying endometrioma and the capability of ultrasound-guided biopsy in providing definitive histological diagnosis of this rare condition.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Diagnosis, Differential
Endometriosis / complications*
Endometriosis / diagnostic imaging
Female
Flank Pain / etiology*
Humans
Soft Tissue Neoplasms / complications*
Soft Tissue Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
Ultrasonography