Introduction: Endometriosis is a common gynecological disease that affects 5% to 10% of fertile women. The pelvis is the most common site of the disease. Extragenital endometriosis is less common but even more difficult to diagnose and treat. Case report: We report one case of primary umbilical and pelvic endometriosis. A 32-year-old woman presented with a cutaneous black mass in the umbilicus....

The patient was a 66-year-old woman. An induration of approximately 15 mm in size that accompanied redness was palpable in the umbilical fossa. She did not respond to 1-month antibiotic treatment provided by the previous physician. For this reason, a biopsy of the site was performed with the possibility of neoplastic disease in mind, resulting in the detection of adenocarcinoma. Subsequent deta...

We have read with interest the article by Dr Sánchez-Castellanos, Dr Sandoval-Tress, and Dr HenándezTorres entitled, “Persistence of the Omphalomesenteric Duct. Childhood Differential Diagnosis of Umbilical Granuloma”1 and would like to make a few comments. Although there have been reports of clinical differences between the various neonatal umbilical nodules (umbilical granuloma, persistence o...

BACKGROUND Sister Mary Joseph's nodule is a metastatic tumor deposit in the umbilicus and often represents advanced intra-abdominal malignancy with dismal prognosis. There is a paucity of published data on this subject in our setting. This study was conducted to describe the clinicopathological presentation and treatment outcome of this condition in our environment and highlight challenges asso...

Umbilical metastases from intraperitoneal malignancies are universally referred to Sister Mary Joseph's nodule (SMJN). The most frequent primary tumor sites include the stomach and ovaries. SMJN caused by colon cancer is uncommon. Likewise, carcinoma of the right side colon metastasizing to inguinal lymph nodes is considered almost impossible. To the best of our knowledge, there is no report of...

INTRODUCTION Sister Mary Joseph Nodule (SMJN) is a metastatic umbilical lesion secondary to a primary malignancy of any viscera, stomach and colon being most common in men, and ovary in women. CASE REPORT In this article, we present the case of SMJN in a 54-year old female patient. An urgent diagnostic workup was performed with a computerized tomography of abdominal cavity and pelvis showing ...

© 2012 The Authors. doi: 10.2340/00015555-1450 Journal Compilation © 2012 Acta Dermato-Venereologica. ISSN 0001-5555 Skin metastasis of ovarian carcinoma is rare (1). Some cases show umbilical metastasis, known as Sister Mary Joseph’s nodule (2). Other cutaneous metastases of ovarian carcinoma include pilomatricoma-like (3) and cauliflower-type (4) variants. Only one case of nodular cutaneous m...

INTRODUCTION Endometriosis affects 3 to 10 percent of women of reproductive age. Most of the time it involves the pelvis; however, sites of endometriosis have been reported almost anywhere in the body. Appendiceal and primary umbilical endometriosis are considered rare loci, making accurate diagnosis elusive. Here we present the case of a 46-year-old woman with concurrent appendiceal and umbili...