Primary umbilical endometriosis: case report and literature review.

E Minaidou, Antonis Polymeris, A Polymeris, John Vassiliou, J Vassiliou, A Kondi-Paphiti, Eftychia Karoutsou, E Karoutsou, P Katafygiotis, E Papaspyrou, Eleni Papaspyrou
Clinical and experimental obstetrics & gynecology · 2012 · vol. 39(4) , pp. 562–4 · PMID:23444772 · W2462081033
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This case report details a rare instance of primary umbilical endometriosis in a young patient and reviews diagnostic and treatment approaches for this unusual condition.

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We present a case of primary endometriosis of the umbilicus in a young nulliparous patient without any previous history of abdominal or pelvic surgery. Primary endometriosis of extra pelvic sites is unusual while umbilical endometriosis is quite rare. Diagnosis of endometriosis is difficult to obtain and sometimes diagnoses can be false-positive or false-negative. Some imaging procedures can be done to rule out other disorders but it is difficult to differentiate them from endometriosis. A definite diagnosis can only be established by histopathological examination. Hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) is the staining of choice. Conservative surgical excision of the lesion and drugs such as oral contraceptives and gonadotropin releasing analogues are the first-line treatment.

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endometriosis

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Endometriosis Umbilicus Adult Endometriosis Endometriosis Endometriosis Female Humans Immunohistochemistry Neprilysin Neprilysin Umbilicus Vimentin Vimentin

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