Endometriotic umbilical port site metastasis after laparoscopy.
We present the case of a 40-year-old woman who had been previously operated for endometrioma 2 years ago by laparoscopy, with the complaint of an umbilical mass with cyclical pain pattern. The dark-colored mass was excised and pathology report revealed it to be an endometriotic implant.
Barbaros
Umut
U
Department of General Surgery, Istanbul Medical School, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey. umutbarbaros@yahoo.com
Iyibozkurt
Ahmet Cem
AC
Gulluoglu
Mine
M
Barbaros
Merve
M
Erbil
Yesim
Y
Tunali
Vahit
V
Mercan
Selcuk
S
D016889:Endometrial Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D009366:Neoplasm Seeding; D014472:Umbilicus