Postmenopausal Spontaneous Umbilical Endometriosis: A Case Report
- Author:
Jung Keom CHOI
1
;
Hyun A BAE
;
Jae Hong SANG
;
Soo-Ho CHUNG
Author Information
- Publication Type:BRIEF COMMUNICATION
- From:Journal of Menopausal Medicine 2020;26(1):44-46
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: Endometriosis is a benign gynecologic disease that highly influences women of childbearing age. It is characterized by ectopic endometrial tissue. Primary umbilical endometriosis is a rare condition. It is a benign disease with endometrial tissue in an abnormal site in the navel. It may be accompanied with pain in the navel and a discolored bump. Among all locations with the potential for endometriosis, the navel has less than 1% incidence of primary umbilical endometriosis. In the present study, we reported a rare case of umbilical endometriosis revealed via a biopsy performed for a 49-year-old menopausal woman with the complaint of pain in the navel who underwent surgical excision and a biopsy after a scan.
