IMR Press / CEOG / Volume 48 / Issue 5 / DOI: 10.31083/j.ceog4805196
Open Access Case Report
“Umbilical mass”: a case of primary umbilical endometriosis and literature review
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1 School of Basic Medicine, Chengdu University of TCM, 61137 Chengdu, Sichuan, China
2 Department of Pathology, The Third People’s Hospital of Chengdu, 610031 Chengdu, Sichuan, China
3 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chengdu Third People’s Hospital, 610031 Chengdu, Sichuan, China
*Correspondence: tangyan@swjtu.edu.cn (Yan Tang)
Clin. Exp. Obstet. Gynecol. 2021, 48(5), 1227–1231; https://doi.org/10.31083/j.ceog4805196
Submitted: 14 October 2020 | Revised: 16 November 2020 | Accepted: 24 November 2020 | Published: 15 October 2021
Copyright: © 2021 The Author(s). Published by IMR Press.
This is an open access article under the CC BY 4.0 license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Abstract

Background: To report on a case of primary Umbilical Endometriosis (PUE). Case: We report a new rare case of PUE in a 45-year-old woman arising in the umbilicus, presenting as three purple-blue firm masses with a smooth surface, and clear borders. The patient presented to our hospital with a complaint of dark-red blood flowing out of the umbilical fossa accompanied by periodic menstrual pain for more than a year. PUE was initially diagnosed based on clinical signs and imaging studies and the mass was widely excised. The postoperative histologic examination of the tissue confirmed the diagnosis of PUE. Conclusion: PUE is a rare umbilical disorder. Its diagnosis may be complicated due to clinician lack of knowledge. The possibility of endometriosis must be considered during the evaluation of an umbilical mass despite the absence of any previous surgery, with special attention to menstrual symptoms or bloody discharge.

Keywords
Endometriosis
Umbilical
Umbilical endometriosis
Review
Case report
Funding
2017JY0102/Science and Technology Foundation of Sichuan
2015-HM01-00371-SF/Foundation of Chengdu Science and Technology Bureau
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