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Anales de Medicina Interna
Print version ISSN 0212-7199
Abstract
RODRIGUEZ, J. M. et al. The Sister Joseph's nodule like manifestation of unknown origin carcinoma: presentation of one case. An. Med. Interna (Madrid) [online]. 2005, vol.22, n.6, pp.285-287. ISSN 0212-7199.
The Sister Joseph's nodule represents an umbilical cutaneous metastasis. It is related to one intraabdominal neoplasia habitually. We presents a 71-year-old male, with the Sister Joseph's nodule, detected in the context of unknown origin carcinoma. The fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) of the Sister Joseph's nodule showed carcinoma. We comments the usefulness diagnosis of this clinical sign and the poor prognosis that it represents.
Keywords : Metastatic umbilical nodule; Unknown origin carcinoma; Nodule of the sister Maria Jose.
