Endométriose ombilicale primitive

A case report of Villar’s nodule in a woman without surgical history

“…4 ). The gold standard of Villar's nodule treatment is surgery that allows complete excision of the tumor [ [10] , [11] , [12] , [13] ]. It is the treatment of choice realized in our patient who benefited from omphalectomy by mini-laparotomy.…”

“…The post-therapeutic evolution is generally favorable with a very low risk of recurrence or very low cancer transformation [ 1 , 10 , 11 , 14 ]. Our patient received regular follow-up with consultations every three months, and there were no signs of local recurrence or other localization of endometriosis, with a 12-month follow-up.…”

Sister Marie-Joseph's Nodule Revealing A Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma: About A Case with Review of the Literature

“…The late diagnosis in our study can be partly attributed to the discrete nature of the SMJ nodule, often trivialized by patients, and to a lack of knowledge of the disease by practitioners. This lesion makes it possible to discuss the differential diagnosis with umbilical endometriosis, pyogenic or foreign body granulomas, hemangioma, umbilical localization of Crohn's disease or melanoma [8]. Therefore, only the anatomopathological study can confirm the diagnosis.…”

Sister Mary Joseph’s Nodule of a Gastric Origin: About a Case and Literature Review

“…Differential diagnosis may occur with umbilical hernia, primary umbilical cancer (squamous or basal cell carcinoma, melanoma, sarcoma, adenocarcinoma) or benign umbilical tumor (pyogenic granuloma, epidermal cyst, nevus melanocytic, histiocytofibroma) [12,13]. In gastric cancers, the presence of Sister Mary Joseph's nodule is a sign of poor prognosis, palliative chemotherapy is therefore proposed to the patient or a therapeutic abstention.…”