Sister Mary Joseph's nodule: a sign of internal malignancy

Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia

Walter Augusto Pereira¹  Caio Rosa Humaire¹  Camila Simon Silva¹  Lucia Helena Gomes Fernandes¹ 

[1] ,Hospital do Servidor Publico Municipal de São Paulo Dermatology Clinic São Paulo SP ,Brazil

关键词: Neoplasm metastasis;    Ovarian neoplasms;    Umbilicus;    Metástase Neoplásica;    Neoplasias Ovarianas;    Umbigo;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0365-05962011000700031

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

The umbilicus can be affected by various skin diseases including metastasis of internal malignancies, at which point it is known as Sister Mary Joseph's Nodule. The authors report a case of Sister Mary Joseph's Nodule as the first sign of internal malignancy and highlight the importance for the dermatologist to recognize the condition

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