sister mary joseph nodule or sister mary joseph sign refers to a palpable nodule bulging into the umbilicus as a result of metastasis of a malignant cancer in the pelvis or abdomen. a rare case of sister mary joseph nodule, manifesting as ascites, cachexia and bleeding per rectum, is presented without any primary tumor despite extensive search for the same. normal 0 false false false microsofti...

it has not been too long since we realized that joseph murray (1919-2012) has passed away while we heard this sad news 2 weeks ago. we never forget his memories and trip for the first time on 14th november 1974to iran. he returned to our country one more time later to share his experiences with the country specialists. it is a great sorrow that he did not see our progress in plastic and reconst...