Umbilical endosalpingiosis: a case report
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>Endosalpingiosis describes the ectopic growth of Fallopian tube epithelium. Pathology confirms the presence of a tube-like epithelium containing three types of cells: ciliated, columnar cells; non-ciliated, columnar secretory mucou...
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| author | Papavramidis Theodossis S Sapalidis Konstantinos Michalopoulos Nick Karayannopoulou Georgia Cheva Angeliki Papavramidis Spiros T |
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| description | <p>Abstract</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>Endosalpingiosis describes the ectopic growth of Fallopian tube epithelium. Pathology confirms the presence of a tube-like epithelium containing three types of cells: ciliated, columnar cells; non-ciliated, columnar secretory mucous cells; and intercalary cells.</p> <p>We report the case of a woman with umbilical endosalpingiosis and examine the nature and characteristics of cutaneous endosalpingiosis by reviewing and combining the other four cases existing in the international literature.</p> <p>Case presentation</p> <p>A 50-year-old Caucasian, Greek woman presented with a pale brown nodule in her umbilicus. The nodule was asymptomatic, with no cyclical discomfort or variation in size. Her personal medical, surgical and gynecologic history was uneventful. An excision within healthy margins was performed under local anesthesia. A cystic formation measuring 2.7×1.7×1 cm was removed. Histological examination confirmed umbilical endosalpingiosis.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>Umbilical endosalpingiosis is a very rare manifestation of the non-neoplasmatic disorders of the Müllerian system. It appears with cyclic symptoms of pain and swelling of the umbilicus, but not always. The disease is diagnosed using pathologic findings and surgical excision is the definitive treatment.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3f2fa66153da48bf8049a42e0ca450f32022-12-21T21:03:47ZengBMCJournal of Medical Case Reports1752-19472010-08-014128710.1186/1752-1947-4-287Umbilical endosalpingiosis: a case reportPapavramidis Theodossis SSapalidis KonstantinosMichalopoulos NickKarayannopoulou GeorgiaCheva AngelikiPapavramidis Spiros T<p>Abstract</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>Endosalpingiosis describes the ectopic growth of Fallopian tube epithelium. Pathology confirms the presence of a tube-like epithelium containing three types of cells: ciliated, columnar cells; non-ciliated, columnar secretory mucous cells; and intercalary cells.</p> <p>We report the case of a woman with umbilical endosalpingiosis and examine the nature and characteristics of cutaneous endosalpingiosis by reviewing and combining the other four cases existing in the international literature.</p> <p>Case presentation</p> <p>A 50-year-old Caucasian, Greek woman presented with a pale brown nodule in her umbilicus. The nodule was asymptomatic, with no cyclical discomfort or variation in size. Her personal medical, surgical and gynecologic history was uneventful. An excision within healthy margins was performed under local anesthesia. A cystic formation measuring 2.7×1.7×1 cm was removed. Histological examination confirmed umbilical endosalpingiosis.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>Umbilical endosalpingiosis is a very rare manifestation of the non-neoplasmatic disorders of the Müllerian system. It appears with cyclic symptoms of pain and swelling of the umbilicus, but not always. The disease is diagnosed using pathologic findings and surgical excision is the definitive treatment.</p>http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/4/1/287 |
| spellingShingle | Papavramidis Theodossis S Sapalidis Konstantinos Michalopoulos Nick Karayannopoulou Georgia Cheva Angeliki Papavramidis Spiros T Umbilical endosalpingiosis: a case report Journal of Medical Case Reports |
| title | Umbilical endosalpingiosis: a case report |
| title_full | Umbilical endosalpingiosis: a case report |
| title_fullStr | Umbilical endosalpingiosis: a case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Umbilical endosalpingiosis: a case report |
| title_short | Umbilical endosalpingiosis: a case report |
| title_sort | umbilical endosalpingiosis a case report |
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