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The Ewha Medical Journal
Ewha Womans University School of Medicine

Ewha Med J 1980; 3(2):83-86

pISSN: 1598-7450

DOI: https://doi.org/10.12771/emj.1980.3.2.83

Case Report

A Case of Endometriosis in Appendectomy Scar

Sun Hee Song, Chong Il Kim
Corresponding author: Chong Il Kim. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Korea.

Copyright ⓒ 1980. Ewha Womans University School of Medicine. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Published Online: Jul 24, 2015

Abstract

Cutaneous endometriosis is one of the rare condition among the external edomet riosis. The umbilicus is a favored site, as is the lower abdominal wall where surgical scars may be affected. Occasionally the inguinal area, the perineum or the vulva are involved. A case of endometriosis in appendectomy scar is presented with a brief review of related literature.