Villar’s Nodule

Villar’s Nodule or primary umbilical endometrioma is a rare condition, with an estimated incidence of 0.5 to 1% of all patients with endometrial ectopia. Several aetiological theories have been proposed for its pathogenesis with coelomic metaplasia being the favoured one and also, umbilicus may acts...

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Published inOnline journal of health & allied sciences : OJHAS Vol. 10; no. 1
Main Authors Mallika Sengupta, Animesh Naskar, Sonia Gon, Bipasa Majumdar
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Light House Polyclinic Mangalore 01.04.2011
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Endometriosis
Umbilical
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Summary:Villar’s Nodule or primary umbilical endometrioma is a rare condition, with an estimated incidence of 0.5 to 1% of all patients with endometrial ectopia. Several aetiological theories have been proposed for its pathogenesis with coelomic metaplasia being the favoured one and also, umbilicus may acts as a physiological scar with a predilection for endometrial tissue in the development of spontaneous umbilical endometriosis. Since endometriosis remains a diagnostic and therapeutic enigma even today, largely due to its variable presentations, we, hereby report a case of primary umbilical endometrioma due to its rarity and unusual presentation.
ISSN:0972-5997
0972-5997