Sister Mary Joseph's nodule: metastatic umbilical carcinoma
De la Cruz Mera, A.; Ortiz Reina, S.; Merino Royo, E.; González Morales, M.; Sánchez López, M.J.
Anales de Medicina Interna 8(11): 551-554
1991
ISSN/ISBN: 0212-7199 PMID: 1790280 Document Number: 377344
Maria Jose's Sister's lump (metastatic umbilical carcinoma) is a metastasis of more than one malignant tumor (frequently abdominal), but on occasions it is the first sign of disease. A case of a female patient diagnosed as having "umbilical hernia" with peritoneal carcinomatosis, liver metastasis and "frozen pelvis", who died 6 months later, is presented, demonstrating the bad prognosis of this sign.