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. 2022 Aug 5:26:110-112.
doi: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2022.01.041. eCollection 2022 Aug.

Painful enlarging umbilical nodule with cyclical swelling

Angela Yen Moore  1   2   3 , Kara Hurley  3
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Painful enlarging umbilical nodule with cyclical swelling

Angela Yen Moore et al. JAAD Case Rep. .
No abstract available

Keywords: CT, computerized tomography; DFSP, Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans; GnRH, gonadotropin-releasing hormone; MMS, Mohs micrographic surgery; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging; Sister Mary Joseph; cutaneous endometriosis; cyclical swelling; dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans; keloid; painful; umbilical nodule.

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