Umbilical endometriosis: a rare case of spontaneous cutaneous umbilical endometriosis

M. Kalinderis, U. Singh
In: Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics & Gynecology · 2017 · vol. 44(5) , pp. 789–791 · doi:10.12891/ceog3839.2017 · W4255536434
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This case report details a rare instance of spontaneous cutaneous umbilical endometriosis occurring without prior abdominal surgery, highlighting the diagnostic challenges and need for clinical suspicion.

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This paper reports a rare case of spontaneous cutaneous umbilical endometriosis, noting that umbilical endometriosis is estimated to represent about 0.5–1% of all endometriosis cases. The authors describe the development of the lesion without any prior abdominal or uterine surgery and emphasize that clinical diagnosis can be difficult due to confusing differential diagnoses for umbilical lesions. The main limitation is that, as a single case report, the findings do not establish broader prevalence or risk patterns. This paper is centrally about endometriosis — it is a case report specifically focused on spontaneous umbilical (cutaneous) endometriosis.

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Abstract

Umbilical endometriosis is an extremely rare type of endometriosis, with an incidence of 0.5% to 1% of all endometriosis cases. This report describes a case of umbilical endometriosis that developed in the absence of previous abdominal or uterine surgery. Clinical diagnosis of umbilical endometriosis is difficult and the differential diagnosis of umbilical lesions can be confusing, thus a high level of clinical suspicion is required.

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