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Case Reports
. 2006 Mar;4(3):239-41.
doi: 10.1111/j.1610-0387.2006.05927.x.

[Umbilical endometriosis]

[Article in German]
Andi Krumbholz  1 , Undine Frank, Johannes Norgauer, Mirjana Ziemer
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Case Reports

[Umbilical endometriosis]

[Article in German]
Andi Krumbholz et al. J Dtsch Dermatol Ges. 2006 Mar.

Abstract

A 40-year-old woman with a history of a growing erythematous nodule in the umbilicus was diagnosed histopathologically with endometriosis. This umbilical endometriosis occurred spontaneously without any previous surgical procedures. The lesion was partially removed surgically; she then entered menopause with a spontaneous involution of the residuum during the following months so that further invention was not required. Umbilical endometriosis is very rare with an estimated incidence of 0.5 to 1% of all patients with endometrial ectopia. As the clinical appearance of umbilical endometriosis may share features with a variety of other disorders, we discuss the clinical picture and differential diagnostic considerations in detail.

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