MR appearance of umbilical endometriosis
C Y Yu1, M Perez-Reyes, J J Brown
1Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110.
Objective:
We describe the MR appearance of endometriosis involving the umbilicus in two patients. One patient had a history of laparoscopy performed through the umbilicus; the other had an umbilical hernia.
Materials And Methods:
MR imaging was performed using both a body coil and a spine coil (with the patient lying prone on the spine coil). The lesions were surgically removed and their MR appearance was correlated with the results of histologic analysis.
Results:
The lesions were well delineated on MRI and showed evidence of prior hemorrhage consistent with endometriosis. Both lesions were shown to be endometriosis at surgical pathology.
Conclusion:
MR imaging was useful for delineating the size and location of the lesions and excluding intraabdominal extension.
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