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Fine Needle Aspiration of Sister Mary Joseph's Nodule
Author(s) -
GUPTA R. K.,
LALLU S.,
McHUTCHISON A. G. R.,
PRASAD J.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
cytopathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.512
H-Index - 48
eISSN - 1365-2303
pISSN - 0956-5507
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2303.1991.tb00506.x
Subject(s) - cytokeratin , medicine , nodule (geology) , pathology , metastasis , transverse colon , fine needle aspiration cytology , sister , adenocarcinoma , anatomy , cytology , immunohistochemistry , biology , surgery , cancer , paleontology , sociology , anthropology
A case of Sister Mary Joseph's nodule (umbilical metastasis) is described from a primary adenocarcinoma of the transverse colon. Needle aspiration cytology made the diagnosis which was confirmed by immunocytochemical localization of CEA, B72.3, EMA, and cytokeratin in the tumour cells. Extensive mucus production in the tumour cells was demonstrated by alcian blue and mucicarmine stains.