Primary umbilical endometriosis: Menstruating from the umbilicus

Primary umbilical endometriosis is a rare disorder and is defined as the presence of ectopic endometrial tissue within the umbilicus. The clinical diagnosis of cutaneous endometriosis remains challenging due to the variable clinical appearance and symptoms of the condition. A 50-yearold female patie...

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Published inTurkderm Vol. 51; no. 3; pp. 101 - 103
Main Authors Bostancı, Mustafa Taner, Avcı, Mehmet Alperen, Aksoy Khurami, Fatma
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Istanbul Deri ve Zührevi Hastalıklar Derneği 01.01.2017
Galenos Publishing House
Subjects
Endometriosis
Medical diagnosis
Menstruation
Tıp
Womens health
İstanbul
Türkiye
umbilikal
primer
deri
skin
Endometriosis
umbilical
primary
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Summary:Primary umbilical endometriosis is a rare disorder and is defined as the presence of ectopic endometrial tissue within the umbilicus. The clinical diagnosis of cutaneous endometriosis remains challenging due to the variable clinical appearance and symptoms of the condition. A 50-yearold female patient with no history of previous pelvic surgery was admitted to our outpatient clinic because of a painful nodule on her umbilical region, bleeding with her menstrual cycle. After a total excision and histopathological examination of the patient’s lesion, the diagnosis of primary umbilical endometriosis was established. This case highlights the importance of including primary umbilical endometriosis in the differential diagnosis in women with a painful umbilical nodule.
ISSN:1019-214X
2717-6398
1308-6294
2651-5164
DOI:10.4274/turkderm.00243