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. 2023 Mar 15;24(1):74-75.
doi: 10.4274/jtgga.galenos.2022.2022-6-13.

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Latika Chawla  1 , Ankita Yadav  1 , Mamta Sah  1 , Shilpa Panta  1 , Nevetha Ravichandran  1 , Ria M  1 , Shalini Rajaram  1
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Latika Chawla et al. J Turk Ger Gynecol Assoc. .
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Figure 1
Clinical picture of umbilical endometriosis: bluishpurple firm umbilical swelling or nodule with associated cyclical pain
Figure 2
Figure 2
Radical omphalectomy
Figure 3
Figure 3
Sections from umbilical mass showing stratification squamous epithelium with the subepithelium showing endometrial glands and stroma
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