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Primary umbilical endometriosis: a rare entity

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Primary umbilical endometriosis accounts for 0.5–1% of extragenital endometriosis. Clinical presentation is typical and treatment involves complete excision. It is important to consider it in differential diagnosis of an umbilical nodule.

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  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

    Vatsla Dadhwal, Unnati Shende & Deepika Deka

  2. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, UCMS and GTB Hospital, Dilshad Garden, Delhi, India

    Bindiya Gupta

  3. Department of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

    Chaitali Dasgupta

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Dadhwal, V., Gupta, B., Dasgupta, C. et al. Primary umbilical endometriosis: a rare entity. Arch Gynecol Obstet 283 (Suppl 1), 119–120 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-010-1809-2

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