2018, Number 2
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Rev Med Inst Mex Seguro Soc 2018; 56 (2)
Primary umbilical endometriosis (Villar’s nodule): Case report
Benardete-Harari DN, Muñoz-de Cote Frade JM, Hidalgo-Carrera JA, Felgueres-Hermida A, Meraz-Ávila D
Language: Spanish
References: 13
Page: 203-206
PDF size: 363.84 Kb.
ABSTRACT
Background: Umbilical endometriosis or Villar’s nodule
is uncommon. Incidence goes up to 0.5-1.2% of all
patients with endometriosis. As far as 2012, only 109
cases of umbilical endometriosis have been reported
worldwide, there is no incidence reports in Mexico.
Clinically, it’s a solitary node, solid and well defined,
colored red, blue or black and it’s ocassionally
accompanied by bleeding and dysmenorrhea. The
treatment can be medical or surgical and it consists of
painkillers, and hormonal suppression using GnRH
analogues, hormonal contraceptives, danazol or
progesterone. Surgical treatment consists in complete
resection of the umbilical lesion. The aim of this paper is
to present a clinical report case of and inusual
pathology.
Clinical case: A 34 year-old patient comes to the clinic
due to severe umbilical pain of some months, associated
with enlargement, swelling and cyclic menstrual
bleeding. Escision of the lesion is performed and sent to
pathology having the diagnosis of umbilical
endometriosis. There is no evidence of endometriosic
implants under laparoscopic control.
Conclusions: Regards of being a rare pathology,
umbilical endometriosis must be taken as a differential
diagnosis in patients with umbilical lesions associated
with menstrual cycle pain.
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