Symptom
Sister Mary Joseph's nodule
A metastatic umbilical or paraumbilical nodule resulting from transcoelomic, lymphatic, or hematogenous spread of advanced intra-abdominal or pelvic malignancy. Possible origins of malignancy are gastrointestinal (stomach, colon, pancreas), gynecologic (ovary, uterine), urologic (bladder, prostate), lung cancer, breast cancer and lymphoma.
Also known as: Sister Mary Joseph nodule, Sister Mary Joseph node, Sister Mary Joseph sign, Umbilical metastasis
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