title: Primary umbilical endometriosis: a rare entity.
abstract: Primary umbilical endometriosis accounts for 0.5-1% of extragenital endometriosis. Clinical presentation is typical and treatment involves complete excision. It is important to consider it in differential diagnosis of an umbilical nodule.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Vatsla
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Dadhwal
authors.forename: Bindiya
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Chaitali
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dasgupta
authors.forename: Unnati
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Shende
authors.forename: Deepika
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Deka
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004412:Dysmenorrhea / Q000209:etiology; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D018231:Leiomyomatosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D008595:Menorrhagia / Q000209:etiology; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D014472:Umbilicus / Q000601:surgery*; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery