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Pilonidal cysts can be itchy and often very painful, and typically occur between the ages of 15 and 35. [5] Although usually found near the coccyx, the condition can also affect the navel, armpit, the cheek, [6] or the genital region, [7] though these locations are much rarer. Signs and symptoms may include: [8]
Cullen's sign is superficial edema and bruising in the subcutaneous fatty tissue around the umbilicus.. It is named for gynecologist Thomas Stephen Cullen (1869–1953), [1] who first described the sign in ruptured ectopic pregnancy in 1916.
In medicine, the Sister Mary Joseph nodule (sometimes Sister Mary Joseph node or Sister Mary Joseph sign) refers to a palpable nodule bulging into the umbilicus as a result of metastasis of a malignant cancer in the pelvis or abdomen. [1]
Early signs of appendicitis. ... Pain that begins suddenly near the belly button and moves toward the lower right quadrant. ... Ruptured ovarian cyst. Endometriosis. Pelvic inflammatory disease.
An umbilical hernia is a health condition where the abdominal wall behind the navel is damaged. It may cause the navel to bulge outwards—the bulge consisting of abdominal fat from the greater omentum or occasionally parts of the small intestine. The bulge can often be pressed back through the hole in the abdominal wall, and may "pop out" when ...
Doctors first found that she had an ovarian cyst, but it wasn't until Louise underwent surgery for it that she "heard the dreaded c-word" and received a diagnosis of pseudomyxoma peritonei, or PMP ...
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A pyogenic granuloma or lobular capillary hemangioma [3] is a vascular tumor that occurs on both mucosa and skin, and appears as an overgrowth of tissue due to irritation, physical trauma, or hormonal factors.