Umbilical Nodule with Cyclical Bleeding: A Case Report and Literature Review of Atypical Endometriosis

Endometriosis is defined as the presence of endometrial glands and stroma outside the uterus. It affects 3 to 10 percent of women of reproductive age. Umbilical endometriosis is rare, with an estimated incidence of 0.5–1.0% among all cases of endometriosis, and is usually secondary to prior laparosc...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Andrade, Marlene Teixeira, de Freitas, Cláudia V. Marques, Câmara, Sara Filipa Camacho, Vieira, José Joaquim Nunes
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5055931/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27747115
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/7401409
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Sumario:Endometriosis is defined as the presence of endometrial glands and stroma outside the uterus. It affects 3 to 10 percent of women of reproductive age. Umbilical endometriosis is rare, with an estimated incidence of 0.5–1.0% among all cases of endometriosis, and is usually secondary to prior laparoscopic surgery involving the umbilicus. In this report, we described a case of umbilical endometriosis treated with surgical resection and highlight the great importance of medical history compared to complementary diagnostic tests that can be sometimes inconclusive.

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