TY - JOUR
T1 - A case of endometriosis in the right inguinal region connected to the round ligament of the uterus
AU - Tsutsumi, Midori
AU - Nakamura, Misa
AU - Ito, Takamichi
AU - Nishida, Haruto
AU - Furue, Masutaka
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - Here, we report a case of cutaneous endometriosis. A 39-year-old woman presented with a subcutaneous nodule in the right inguinal region with a 1-month history. The patient had undergone infertility treatment for 9 years before she visited us. Computed tomography (CT) analysis revealed a subcutaneous nodule with an indistinct border, ruling out the possibility of adenomyosis of the uterus or inguinal hernia. We performed surgical excision of the nodule. Histopathologically, the nodule was composed of glandular ducts and surrounding stroma that was directlyconnected to the round ligament of the uterus. After ruling out the possibility of an apocrine gland or ectopic mammary gland on the basis of an immunohistochemistryexamination, endometriosis was diagnosed. Cutaneous endometriosis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of a patient with an inguinal subcutaneous nodule.
AB - Here, we report a case of cutaneous endometriosis. A 39-year-old woman presented with a subcutaneous nodule in the right inguinal region with a 1-month history. The patient had undergone infertility treatment for 9 years before she visited us. Computed tomography (CT) analysis revealed a subcutaneous nodule with an indistinct border, ruling out the possibility of adenomyosis of the uterus or inguinal hernia. We performed surgical excision of the nodule. Histopathologically, the nodule was composed of glandular ducts and surrounding stroma that was directlyconnected to the round ligament of the uterus. After ruling out the possibility of an apocrine gland or ectopic mammary gland on the basis of an immunohistochemistryexamination, endometriosis was diagnosed. Cutaneous endometriosis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of a patient with an inguinal subcutaneous nodule.
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U2 - 10.2336/nishinihonhifu.81.392
DO - 10.2336/nishinihonhifu.81.392
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85077183280
VL - 81
SP - 392
EP - 395
JO - Nishinihon Journal of Dermatology
JF - Nishinihon Journal of Dermatology
SN - 0386-9784
IS - 5
ER -