ECTOPIC DECIDUA IN THE ADIPOSE TISSUE OF THE ABDOMINAL WALL

Year 2018, Volume 13, Issue 4, 90 - 93, 07.10.2018

Asuman KİLİTCİ Fahri YILMAZ Ahmet KARATAŞ

Abstract

Ectopic decidual transformation is an uncommon condition in the abdominal wall during laparotomy for a cesarean section for pregnancy. It occurs most often in the ovary, cervix, but also presents omentum, appendix and peritoneum. A case of ectopic decidua found in the anterior abdominal wall incidentally in a 30-year-old pregnant female is described. The lesion, 3cm in diameter that formed a nodule. Microscopic evaluation revealed decidualized cells which were large polygonal and eosinophilic, some with vacuolated cytoplasm. Pregnancy related ectopic deciduous develops with the effect of progesterone in pregnancy and it is a benign lesion. Although, its histological appearance is characteristic, differential diagnosis should be done carefully.

Keywords

Pregnancy, Ectopic, Decidua, Abdominal Wall, Histopathology

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