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Abstract
Endometriosis is a growth of endometrial tissue outside the uterine cavity which is responsive to hormonal stimulation. Extrapelvic endometriosis is less common of which skin is the most common site. The patient presents with mass, pain and cyclic symptoms. Subcutaneous endometriosis is very rare and has been reported only thrice in the literature. We report a case where the patient with lower abdominal pain and dyspareunia. Dyspareunia due to subcutaneous endometriosis has not been reported before when there is no evidence of intrapelvic endometriosis on laparoscopy.Entities:
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Year: 2014 PMID: 24395879 PMCID: PMC3902519 DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2013-202230
Source DB: PubMed Journal: BMJ Case Rep ISSN: 1757-790X