Sister mary joseph′s nodule as the first presentation of gallbladder carcinoma: A case report and literature review

Metastatic umbilical deposits from abdominal and pelvic malignancy is termed Sister Mary Joseph′s nodule. Metastasis of gallbladder adenocarcinoma to the umbilicus is extremely rare, even rarer is for this metastasis to be the initial presentation of gallbladder carcinoma. We report a case of gallbl...

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Main Authors: I Masoodi, T Sheikh, F Qureshi, A Rather, S Malik, S Hussain, B Tijjani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2010-01-01
Series:Sahel Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://www.smjonline.org/article.asp?issn=1118-8561;year=2010;volume=13;issue=1;spage=46;epage=49;aulast=Masoodi;type=0