Pancreatic cancer manifesting as Sister Mary Joseph nodule during follow up of a patient with type 2 diabetes mellitus: A case report

Omura, Tomoko; Tamura, Yoshiaki; Kodera, Remi; Oba, Kazuhito; Toyoshima, Kenji; Chiba, Yuko; Matsuda, Yoko; Uegaki, Satoko; Kuroiwa, Koichi; Araki, Atsushi

doi:10.1111/ggi.13602

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“…Peri-umbilical metastases are uncommon symptoms of advanced cancers mostly abdominal locations (typically stomach, large bowel, and ovary) [1]. The term is named after Sister Mary Joseph, she was a nurse at Saint Mary's hospital; she recognized that patients with an umbilical lump often died from cancer [2]. This case report describes an 82-year-old male, diagnosed with metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma and confi rmed by the biopsy of Sister Mary Joseph's nodule.…”

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confidence: 99%