Villar’s Nodule: A Rare Case Report
Published: June 1, 2012 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2012/.2233
Kuladeepa Ananda Vaidya, Prashanth Adiga, Lakshman.I.K
1. Assistant Professor In Pathology, SIMS & RC.
2. Assistant Professor In General Surgery, SIMS & RC.
3. Assistant Professor In General Surgery, SIMS & RC.
Correspondence
Dr. Kuladeepa Ananda Vaidya
Department of Pathology, SIMS&RC, Srinivas Nagar, Mukka,
Surathkal, Karnataka - 575021 (India).
E-mail: vaidyakuldeep@gmail.com
Villar’s Nodule or primary umbilical endometriosis is a rare condition, with an estimated incidence of 0.5 to 1% among all the patients with endometrial ectopia. Endometriosis remains a diagnostic and therapeutic enigma even today, largely due to its variable presentations. We are hereby reporting a case of primary umbilical endometriosis due to its rarity and unusual presentation.
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