Umbilical hernia masking primary umbilical endometriosis - a case report.

Elvira Brătilă, Brătilă E, Oana Maria Ionescu, Ionescu OM, Badiu DC, Dumitru Cristinel Badiu, Berceanu C, Costin Berceanu, Vlădăreanu S, Simona Vlădăreanu, Doina Mihaela Pop, Pop DM, Claudia Mehedințu, Claudia MehedinŢu, Mehedinţu C
Romanian journal of morphology and embryology = Revue roumaine de morphologie et embryologie · 2016 · vol. 57(2 Suppl) , pp. 825–829 · PMID:27833977 · W2968029293
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This case report describes a 46-year-old woman whose large umbilical hernia concealed primary umbilical endometriosis, diagnosed surgically and pathologically after omphalectomy and mesh repair.

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Abstract

Endometriosis is a gynecologic condition affecting mainly the pelvic organs. However, extrapelvic endometriosis has been reported in almost all parts of the body. Umbilical endometriosis, either primary or secondary, is uncommon and has a documented neoplastic risk. We present the case of a 46-year-old woman with a large umbilical hernia associating primary umbilical endometriosis discovered during surgery and confirmed later by pathological and immunohistochemical exams. The patient underwent omphalectomy and partial omentum resection, alongside with mesh abdominal wall repair. The patient was informed about the recurrence risk and was asymptomatic at follow-up consults.

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endometriosis

MeSH descriptors

Endometriosis Hernia, Umbilical Atrophy Diagnosis, Differential Endometriosis Endometriosis Endometrium Endometrium Female Hernia, Umbilical Hernia, Umbilical Humans Immunohistochemistry Ki-67 Antigen Ki-67 Antigen Middle Aged

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