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CHARLES REID EDWARDS, M.D.; HUGH R. SPENCER, M.D.

Arch Surg. 1925;11(5):684-689.

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Cullen,¹ in his studies of diseases of the umbilicus, was among the first to call attention to a very interesting, though rather rare tumor of that region. A tumor occurring in the umbilical cicatrix of women between the ages of 35 and 45, reaching its full development within a few months after its appearance and characterized clinically by redness, swelling, pain and, in some instances, bleeding from the tumor at the menstrual period

In the cases described by Barker,² Cullen,¹ Giannettasio,³ Goddard,⁴ Green⁵ and Mintz,⁶ the tumors varied in diameter from 0.5 to 3 c.c. They projected from the umbilical depression and, in several instances, completely filled the cavity. They were covered with a normal appearing, though often pigmented, epithelium; occasionally, small cysts filled with bluish or brownish fluid could be seen beneath the surface. On section, the growths were fairly firm and . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
BALTIMORE

From the Departments of Surgery and Pathology of the University of Maryland School of Medicine.

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