Ashindoitiang John Adi, Canice Nwagbara Victor Ikechukwu, Ugbem Theophilus Ipeh, Ukam Joseph Stephen, Asuquo Maurice Efana
Department of Surgery, University of Calabar/University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Calabar, Nigeria.
Department of Pathology, University of Calabar/University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Calabar, Nigeria.
Rare Tumors. 2024 Sep 12;16:20363613241285148. doi: 10.1177/20363613241285148. eCollection 2024.
Umbilical endometriosis or Villar's nodule is defined as the presence of endometrial tissue within the umbilicus and represent 0.5%-1% cases of endometriosis ectopia. It is classified as primary or secondary based on the surgical history. The important symptoms that characterize primary umbilical endometriosis were cyclical pain and a palpable mass that may be associated with bleeding. These features have temporal association with catamenia. Presented is a 30 year old woman with clinical features that suggested primary umbilical endometriosis in the past 5 years. It was confirmed by histology and coexisted with uterine fibroid. In the absence of previous surgery, primary umbilical endometriosis should be considered in the differential diagnosis in females of reproductive age with umbilical pain and nodule related to catamenia. Surgery is the treatment of choice and this should be individualized as some lesions can be managed by local excision with satisfactory outcome regarding the cessation of the presenting symptoms with good cosmetic outcome.
脐部子宫内膜异位症或维拉尔结节被定义为脐部存在子宫内膜组织,占子宫内膜异位症病例的0.5%-1%。根据手术史,它被分为原发性或继发性。原发性脐部子宫内膜异位症的重要症状是周期性疼痛和可触及的肿块,可能伴有出血。这些特征与月经有时间上的关联。本文介绍了一名30岁女性,在过去5年中具有提示原发性脐部子宫内膜异位症的临床特征。经组织学证实,并与子宫肌瘤并存。在没有既往手术史的情况下,对于有与月经相关的脐部疼痛和结节的育龄女性,鉴别诊断时应考虑原发性脐部子宫内膜异位症。手术是首选治疗方法,应个体化,因为一些病变可通过局部切除进行处理,在缓解现有症状方面效果满意,且美容效果良好。