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...

INTRODUCTION Cutaneous or umbilical endometriosis is a rare entity that is often overlooked because of chronic abdominal pain. We present a case of umbilical hernia that presented to the general surgeons due to chronic abdominal pain and nodule in the umbilicus, which was clinically diagnosed as umbilical papilloma. CASE PRESENTATION A 48-year old multiparous Caucasian woman presented with pa...

Sister Mary Joseph Nodule is an eponymous term referring to umbilical nodule harbouring malignant metastatic cancer. It a physical finding that uncommon yet significant since it indicates the late manifestation of variety deep-seated abdominopelvic malignancies. This review article briefly revisits historical background, epidemiology, anatomical routes metastasis, clinical presentation, differe...

A female patient presented with a painful swelling in the umbilicus. Ultrasonography demonstrated a hypodense nodule of 1.8 cm. Surgical exploration revealed a subcutaneous, dark discoloured, lobulated swelling at the bottom of the umbilicus, which turned out to be primary umbilical endometriosis (PUE). Primary umbilical endometriosis is a rare and benign disorder, caused by the presence of ect...

Received Accepted Med Ultrason 2011, Vol. 13, No 4, 331-332 Corresponding author: Corina Bocsa University Medical and Surgical Center Interservisan Cluj Napoca, România Email: [email protected] A 34 year old female patient was guided into the ultrasound office showing intermittent pain in the umbilical area and a small amount of bleeding from the umbilical scar, coinciding with the period of men...

Shah H, et al. BMJ Case Rep 2017. doi:10.1136/bcr-2017-220470 Description A 23-year-old woman was referred to the dermatology department through the 2-week wait pathway under clinical suspicion of malignant melanoma in the umbilical region. She presented with a 4-month history of a painful and intermittently bleeding nodule on the umbilical area. The lesion was more prominent during her menstru...

A 44-year-old man presented to the outpatient department with a 2-month history of upper abdominal discomfort associated with loss of appetite and weight loss (8 kilograms/17.6 pounds). An umbilical nodule was noted on physical examination (Figure 1). He underwent computed tomography of the abdomen for suspicion of abdominal malignancy, which revealed a thickened posterior wall of the stomach (...