Salmonella paratyphi A endocarditis complicating chronic rheumatic heart disease: A case report with review of literature

Dar, Ishrat Hussaın; Kamili, M. A.; Dar, Showkat Hussain; Mir, Samia Rashid

doi:10.4103/0189-7969.142144

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“…11 It can develop 1 to 12 months prior to diagnosis of primary site. 12 It indicates advanced stages of malignancy and is associated with poor prognosis. However, it has been seen that prognosis is better if umbilical nodule metastasis is diagnosed before the primary.…”

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Umbilical Nodule Metastasis from Unknown Primary: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Dilemma

Gupta

Sharma

et al. 2022

Surg J (N Y)

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Umbilical nodule metastasis is not a common presentation of carcinoma of unknown primary. It may be the presenting symptom of a primary malignancy or as metastatic site of previously diagnosed cancer and is considered to be a poor prognostic finding. We here report a case of young male who presented with umbilical mass, but the primary could not be localized even after thorough investigations and work up. Also, there existed therapeutic dilemma because immunohistochemistry did not favor one site, and so he was considered for combination chemotherapy in view of unresectable disease.

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