[Endometriosis of umbilical cicatrix: a case report and review of the literature].

S Ledda; Ledda S; Simona Ledda; Sergio Licheri; S Licheri; Licheri S; B. Casu; Barbara Casu; Casu B; Martinasco L; L Martinasco; Luca Martinasco; Nicola Pulix; Pulix N; Ambu R; Rossano Ambu; Pisano G; Giuseppe Pisano; Mariano Pomata; Pomata M; Daniele GM; Giovanni Maria Daniele

[Endometriosis of umbilical cicatrix: a case report and review of the literature].

S Ledda, Ledda S, Simona Ledda, Sergio Licheri, S Licheri, Licheri S, B. Casu, Barbara Casu, Casu B, Martinasco L, L Martinasco, Luca Martinasco, Nicola Pulix, Pulix N, Ambu R, Rossano Ambu, Pisano G, Giuseppe Pisano, Mariano Pomata, Pomata M, Daniele GM, Giovanni Maria Daniele

Chirurgia italiana · 2002 · vol. 54(3) , pp. 405–8 · PMID:12192941 · W2272242524

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This report details a case of umbilical endometriosis in a 50-year-old woman presenting as painful, itchy nodules, confirmed by pathology after surgical excision.

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The present report refers to a case of "primitive" endometriosis of the umbilical scar in a 50-years-old woman who complained of the appearance at the umbilicus of two nodules measuring 7 and 2 mm in diameter. These nodules, which were brownish in colour, were responsible for prickly pain and itching unrelated to the menstrual cycle. Both nodules were excised after a preoperative non-specific diagnosis of granuloma. Pathology findings revealed "cutaneous endometriosis". The authors believe that the appearance of a nodular swelling at the umbilicus of a woman of child-bearing age should lead to a suspicion of endometriosis among the possible diagnoses.

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endometriosis

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Endometriosis Endometriosis Endometriosis Endometriosis Skin Diseases Skin Diseases Skin Diseases Skin Diseases Umbilicus Umbilicus Cicatrix Cicatrix Female Follow-Up Studies Humans Middle Aged Skin Skin Time Factors

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