Teweldebirhan Awash Gebreyesus
Aksum university college of health science, Department of obstetrics and Gynecology, Aksum, Ethiopia
Publications
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Case Report
Primary Umbilical Endometriosis Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology Diagnosis: Case Report and Literature Review
Author(s): Birhanu Kassie Reta*, Kidane Gebrekirstos Gebremedhin, Teweldebirhan Awash Gebreyesus, Musie Negasi Gebreslase and Betelhem Goshiye Hailemariam
Introduction Umbilical endometriosis is a rare form of endometriosis accounting for 0.5-1% of total cases of endometriosis. It may occur in the setting of prior abdominopelvic surgical procedures or spontaneously, where the latter is more common. The classic clinical presentation is red or black painful nodule with cyclical nature of pain. Initial diagnosis is usually made clinically but histopathologic confirmation is required. Fine needle aspiration cytology is also diagnostic for endometriosis. This case report is aimed to highlight the role of Fine needle aspiration cytology in diagnosing endometriosis, and discus the clinical presentation, pathogenesis and diagnosis of primary umbilical endometriosis with review of previously published case reports. Presentation of Case A 24 years old nulliparous woman presented with slowly growing umbi.. Read More»