Primary Umbilical Endometriosis: Unusual and Rare Clinical Presentation

• Main Authors: Fuminori Taniguchi (Author), Eriko Hirakawa (Author), Yukihiro Azuma (Author), Chihiro Uejima (Author), Keigo Ashida (Author), Tasuku Harada (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Primary umbilical endometriosis is a rare disorder and is defined as the presence of ectopic endometrial tissue within the umbilicus. A patient with painful mass in the umbilicus during menstrual period is studied in this paper. The possibility of subcutaneous endometriosis should be considered when...