Sister Mary Joseph nodule
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چکیده
Umbilical tumors are relatively rare and can be classified as benign or malignant. The term "Sister Mary Joseph nodule" is used to describe an umbilical neoplasm associated with advanced metastatic intra-abdominal malignancy. It generally has a poor prognosis.
منابع مشابه
Sister Mary Joseph nodule-A case report with review of literature
Sister Mary Joseph nodule 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. A rare case of Sister Mary Joseph nodule, manifesting as ascites, cachexia and bleeding per rectum, is presented without any primary tumor despite extensive search for the same.
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Autopsy and Case Reports. ISSN 2236-1960. Copyright © 2014. This is an Open Access article distributed of terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License which permits unrestricted noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium provided article is properly cited. Sister Mary Joseph, the superintendent nurse and surgical assistant of Dr. William Mayo at St Mary’...
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دوره 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2016