Images in clinical medicine. Villar's nodule--umbilical endometriosis

Chia-Sui Weng, Chia‐Sui Weng, Weng CS, Yang YC, Yuh-Cheng Yang, Yuh‐Cheng Yang
New England Journal of Medicine · 2011 · vol. 364(21) , pp. e45 · doi:10.1056/nejmicm1009351 · PMID:21612465 · W2322644208
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A 37-year-old woman with a history of endometriomas presented with a cyclically bleeding umbilical tumor consistent with endometriosis.

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Abstract

A 37-year-old woman presented with a brownish tumor protruding from her umbilicus, noting that it bled cyclically, with her menstrual period. Her medical history was significant for dysmenorrhea and recent resections of endometriomas.

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dysmenorrheaendometriosis

MeSH descriptors

Endometriosis Umbilicus Adult Adult Cysts Cysts Cysts Dysmenorrhea Dysmenorrhea Endometriosis Endometriosis Endometriosis Female Female Humans Humans Pelvis Pelvis Pelvis Radiography, Abdominal

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