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Spontaneous Cutaneous Endometriosis in the Mons Pubis Region
Author(s) -
Zhai Jing
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
diagnostic cytopathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.417
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1097-0339
pISSN - 8755-1039
DOI - 10.1002/dc.22961
Subject(s) - endometriosis , medicine , stromal cell , pathology , biopsy , hemosiderin , cytology , fine needle aspiration , histiocyte , cytopathology
Most cutaneous endometriosis develops at the site of an abdominal surgical scar. Spontaneous cutaneous endometriosis is extremely rare. We report a case of spontaneous cutaneous endometriosis in the mons pubis region. A 41‐year‐old woman presented with a mass in the right mons pubis, causing cyclic pain associated with menses. Fine‐needle aspiration (FNA) biopsy was performed. The smears contained three cellular components: honeycombed sheets of glandular epithelial cells, fragments of ovoid‐to‐spindle shaped stromal cells, and background inflammatory cells, including hemosiderin‐laden macrophages, histiocytes, and neutrophils. Biphasic clusters of glandular epithelial cells and stromal cells were identified. FNA cytology is a safe and useful adjunctive tool for diagnosing cutaneous endometriosis. Diagn. Cytopathol. 2014;42:615–618. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.