Open AccessSister Mary Joseph nodule
Author(s) -
Zhou Zhaowei,
Zhang Da
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.460
Subject(s) - medicine , sister , malignancy , nodule (geology) , neoplasm , pathology , general surgery , paleontology , sociology , anthropology , biology
Key Clinical Message 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.