Coexistence of cutaneous endometriosis and ovarian endometrioma: a case report

BACKGROUND: Umbilical endometriosis is a rare entity accounting for 0.5–4% of cases with endometriosis. CASE PRESENTATION: Here we report a rare case of umbilical endometriosis with concurrent ovarian endometriomas in a 37-year old primiparous Iranian woman. CONCLUSION: This interesting coexistence...

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Autores principales: Mohaghegh, Fatemeh, Hatami, Parvaneh, Rajabi, Parvin, Aryanian, Zeinab
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2022
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9250714/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35780175
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13256-022-03483-8
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: Umbilical endometriosis is a rare entity accounting for 0.5–4% of cases with endometriosis. CASE PRESENTATION: Here we report a rare case of umbilical endometriosis with concurrent ovarian endometriomas in a 37-year old primiparous Iranian woman. CONCLUSION: This interesting coexistence reflects the importance of thorough gynecological assessment in patients with cutaneous endometriosis to enable appropriate management.

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