Open AccessRole of fine needle aspiration cytology and cell block in diagnosis of scar endometriosis: A case report
Author(s) -
Sashibhusan Dash,
Sasmita Panda,
Niranjan Rout,
Sagarika Samantaray
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of cytology/journal of cytology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.267
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 0974-5165
pISSN - 0970-9371
DOI - 10.4103/0970-9371.155246
Subject(s) - medicine , endometriosis , uterus , caesarean section , abdominal wall , cytology , fine needle aspiration cytology , surgery , radiology , gynecology , pathology , pregnancy , biology , genetics
Presence of endometrial glands and stroma in places other than the uterus is called endometriosis. It can be pelvic or extra-pelvic. Abdominal scar endometriosis is an extra-pelvic endometriosis that can occur after surgery involving the uterus. Post-caesarean section, scar endometriosis is a rare event. The diagnosis is frequently made only after excision of disease tissue. We present a case of post-caesarean section abdominal scar endometriosis presenting as a tumor on the abdominal wall, which was diagnosed by fine needle aspiration cytology and confirmed by cell block preparation.