[Endometriosis of umbilical cicatrix: a case report and review of the literature].
The present report refers to a case of "primitive" endometriosis of the umbilical scar in a 50-years-old woman who complained of the appearance at the umbilicus of two nodules measuring 7 and 2 mm in diameter. These nodules, which were brownish in colour, were responsible for prickly pain and itching unrelated to the menstrual cycle. Both nodules were excised after a preoperative non-specific diagnosis of granuloma. Pathology findings revealed "cutaneous endometriosis". The authors believe that the appearance of a nodular swelling at the umbilicus of a woman of child-bearing age should lead to a suspicion of endometriosis among the possible diagnoses.
Sezione di Chirurgia Generale II, Dipartimento di Scienze Chirurgiche e Trapianti d'Organo, Università degli Studi di Cagliari, Via Ospedale, 46, 09124 Cagliari.
Simona
S
Ledda
Sergio
S
Licheri
Barbara
B
Casu
Luca
L
Martinasco
Nicola
N
Pulix
Rossano
R
Ambu
Giuseppe
G
Pisano
Mariano
M
Pomata
Giovanni Maria
GM
Daniele
D002921:Cicatrix / Q000473:pathology; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013997:Time Factors; D014472:Umbilicus / Q000473:pathology