Endometriosis in the rectus abdominis

Abstract EN

Endometriosis is defined as the presence of ectopic en-(/()»)(‘trial tissue outside the uterine cavity.

It is frequently observed أ■« the pelves of menstruating women.

En-dometriosis may also occur ،’« extra-pelvic sites and cause unusual symptoms and diagnostic dilemmas.

Finding ex-tra-pelvic endometriosis in virtual/)' ever)’ organ system and tissue in the body except the spleen with its important im-munologic functions gives a clue to /he potliogenesis of extra-pelvic endometriosis.ؤا،' [)resent a very rare case of endometriosis in the rectus abdominis muscle and review the literature