Primary Endometriosis of Umbilical Scar: Case Report and Review of Literature

M. Vignali, Erika Ciocca, G. Alabiso, Allegra Barbasetti di Prun, Giuseppe Scagnelli, Andrea Natale, Eugenio Solima, Mauro Busacca
In: Journal of Endometriosis and Pelvic Pain Disorders · 2014 · vol. 6(1) , pp. 55–61 · doi:10.5301/je.5000178 · W2083336941
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This case report details a 39-year-old woman with umbilical bleeding and pain during menstruation, diagnosed via ultrasound as umbilical endometriosis which was surgically removed.

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We report a case of umbilical endometriosis and review the literature about the finding. The patient was a 39-year-old woman who presented with 6 months of umbilical bleeding and pain during the first day of her period. A soft tissue ultrasound scan showed 2 superficial solid masses within the periumbilical subcutaneous adipose tissue, suggestive for ectopic endometriosis localization. We decided to remove the umbilical nodules, excising 1 cm of the surrounding tissue. Reports in the literature indicate cases of umbilical endometriosis in about 0.5%-1% of women with endometriosis.

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