%0 Journal Article
%T Umbilical endometriosis mimicking as papilloma to general surgeons: A case report
%A A Singh
%J Australasian Medical Journal
%D 2012
%I The Australasian Medical Journal pty ltd.
%X IntroductionCutaneous or umbilical endometriosis is a rare entity that isoften overlooked because of chronic abdominal pain. Wepresent a case of umbilical hernia that presented to thegeneral surgeons due to chronic abdominal pain and nodulein the umbilicus, which was clinically diagnosed as umbilicalpapilloma.Case presentationA 48-year old multiparous Caucasian woman presented withpainful nodule in the umbilicus for two and half years. Thenodule was excised and the histopathological diagnosis wasumbilicus endometriosis.ConclusionUmbilical endometriosis is a very rare disease but should beconsidered as a differential diagnosis in women presentingwith umbilical swelling.
%K Endometriosis
%K Umbilical endometriosis
%K Papilloma.
%U http://www.amj.net.au/index.php?journal=AMJ&page=article&op=viewFile&path%5B%5D=1198&path%5B%5D=934