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Case Reports
. 2020 Jan 23;6(3):214-215.
doi: 10.1016/j.ijwd.2020.01.001. eCollection 2020 Jun.

Cutaneous endometriosis of the umbilicus (Villar's nodule)

Margaret E Brown  1 , Sandra Osswald  1 , Tracy Biediger  2
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Case Reports

Cutaneous endometriosis of the umbilicus (Villar's nodule)

Margaret E Brown et al. Int J Womens Dermatol. .

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  • Erratum regarding previously published articles.
    [No authors listed] [No authors listed] Int J Womens Dermatol. 2021 Sep 28;7(5Part B):868. doi: 10.1016/j.ijwd.2021.09.012. eCollection 2021 Dec. Int J Womens Dermatol. 2021. PMID: 35028406 Free PMC article.
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Figures

Fig. 1
Fig. 1
(A) A 4 mm delicate pink-brown bilobed papule in the umbilicus; (B) dermoscopy revealing delicate vascular features.
Fig. 2
Fig. 2
Snip biopsy test results from the umbilicus (hematoxylin-eosin, original magnification × 10): Dilated intradermal endometrial glands within a fibrovascular stroma with extravasated red blood cells.
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