title: [Spontaneous cutaneous umbilical endometriosis].
abstract: Endometriosis consists of extrauterine endometrial growths. Although it is usually located in the pelvis it can also be found in other sites. Endometriosis of the skin is rare and the most frequent form develops over gynecologic or obstetric scars, although it may also appear spontaneously in the umbilical area. We present a 39-years-old woman with an umbilical nodule as a clinically characteristic form of spontaneous cutaneous endometriosis. The histopathological examination confirmed the clinical diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Dermatología, Complejo Asistencial Virgen de la Concha, Zamora, Spain. matebordel@yahoo.es
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Bordel Gómez
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Román Curto
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cardeñoso Alvarez
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Santos Durán
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sánchez Estella
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Corral de la Calle
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D014472:Umbilicus / Q000473:pathology*