Journal of Medical Case Reports (Dec 2009)

Urachal endometrioma: a case report

  • Crotty Tom,
  • Daly Niamh,
  • Connolly Stephen S,
  • Browne Katherine M,
  • Flynn Robert J

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-3-9310
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 3, no. 1
p. 9310

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Abstract Introduction We discuss a rare presentation of an unusual case of endometrioma. Case presentation A 40-year-old Caucasian woman presented with subacute abdominal pain and a suprapubic mass. A final diagnosis was made after the mass was resected and histopathology confirmed an endometrioma originating from an urachal remnant. Select imaging studies and histopathology are presented in this case report. Conclusion While endometriomata are well known to arise from abdominal scars, the condition described in this case report is a rare example of an endometrioma arising from the urachus. A review of the pathological complications of the urachus is also included.