TY - JOUR
TI - Sister Mary Joseph's nodule: Three case reports
AU - Larentzakis, A.
AU - Theodorou, D.
AU - Fili, K.
AU - Manataki, A.
AU - Bizimi, V.
AU - Tibishrani, M.
AU - Katsaragakis, S.
JO - Cases Journal
PY - 2008
VL - 1
TODO - 1
SP - null
PB - BioMed Central Ltd.
SN - 1757-1626
TODO - 10.1186/1757-1626-1-182
TODO - antineoplastic agent, abdominal tenderness;  abdominal wall;  adenocarcinoma;  adipose tissue;  adult;  advanced cancer;  anemia;  Article;  cancer chemotherapy;  cancer fatigue;  case report;  clinical examination;  colon adenocarcinoma;  colon biopsy;  colonoscopy;  computer assisted tomography;  constipation;  cystectomy;  diarrhea;  dysuria;  echography;  female;  gallbladder adenocarcinoma;  gallbladder adenocarcinoma;  gallbladder cancer;  hematuria;  human;  hydronephrosis;  hypertension;  lower abdominal pain;  male;  middle aged;  pelvis lymph node;  percutaneous biopsy;  rectus abdominis muscle;  Sister Mary Joseph nodule;  transitional cell carcinoma;  umbilicus;  weight reduction
TODO - Background: An umbilical metastatic lesion is called 'Sister Mary Joseph's nodule'. It is an uncommon clinical or radiographic finding, and it is rare as the first sign of a malignant disease.
Case presentation: We report three cases of Sister Mary Joseph's nodule. In the three cases presented, the primary tumor was an adenocarcinona of the sigmoid colon, a carcinoma of the bladder, and an adenocarcinoma of the gallbladder, respectively.
Conclusion: The differential diagnosis of an umbilical lesion should always include metastatic disease apart from benign lesions and primary neoplasms. © 2008 Larentzakis et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
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