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15551810

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PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-11-19
pubmed:abstractText
Sister Mary Joseph's nodule is the eponym for metastatic involvement of the umbilicus. This less common entity is the sign of disseminated malignant disease, mainly of digestive and gynecologic origin, and is associated with a poor prognosis. A case of Sister Mary Joseph's nodule in a 76-year-old woman in whom the umbilical metastasis was the first sign of malignant disease in presented. The diagnosis of metastatic adenocarcinoma was established by fine needle aspiration cytology of the umbilical nodule. Radiological and ultrasonographic investigation disclosed carcinoma of the gallbladder with pancreas, stomach, and colon invasion as well as peritoneal dissemination. The diagnosis was confirmed by exploratory laparatomy and histological examination of the excised umbilical nodule.
pubmed:language
srp
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0042-8450
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
61
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
561-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-9
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
[Umbilical metastasis (Sister Mary Joseph's nodule) diagnosed by fine-needle aspiration].
pubmed:affiliation
Vojnomedicinska akademija, ZPSM-Institut za patologiju, Beograd, Srbija i Crna Gora. zeljkat@sezampro.yu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract, Case Reports