Umbilical endometriosis

ABSTRACT

Pelvic or other forms of endometriosis is very uncommon in Jamaica, yet 3 cases of umbilical endometriosis were seen in a short space of time. There was no associated pelvic endometriosis. One developed 4 months after a total hysterectomy. It is suggested that endometrial cells reach the umbilicus by lymphatic migration where they give rise to the characteristic lesion by proliferation or metaplastic change. (AU)