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Endometriosis of the Inguinal Skin

A CT scan through the pelvis (left) shows an endometriotic implant  in the subcutaneous region of the skin in the left inguinal region (image a, circled).  The region is magnified in image b and the endometriotic deposit is labelled “e” with maroon overlay.  An ultrasound of the left groin(c)  shows the implanted endometriosis (black) medial to the artery (red) and vein (blue.  In image d the region of endometriosis (e) is overlaid in maroon.

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A CT scan through the pelvis (left) shows an endometriotic implant  in the subcutaneous region of the skin in the left inguinal region (image a, circled).  The region is magnified in image b and the endometriotic deposit is labelled “e” with maroon overlay.  An ultrasound of the left groin(c)  shows the implanted endometriosis (black) medial to the artery (red) and vein (blue.  In image d the region of endometriosis (e) is overlaid in maroon.