title: [Sister Mary Joseph's nodule: metastatic umbilical carcinoma].
abstract: Maria Jose's Sister's lump (metastatic umbilical carcinoma) is a metastasis of more than one malignant tumor (frequently abdominal), but on occasions it is the first sign of disease. A case of a female patient diagnosed as having "umbilical hernia" with peritoneal carcinomatosis, liver metastasis and "frozen pelvis", who died 6 months later, is presented, demonstrating the bad prognosis of this sign.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Anatomía Patológica, Hospital Militar Central Gómez Ulla, Madrid.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: de la Cruz Mera
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ortiz Reina
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Merino Royo
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: González Morales
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Sánchez López
mesh_terms: D000008:Abdominal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000556:secondary*; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014472:Umbilicus / Q000473:pathology*
vernacular_title: Nódulo de la Hermana María José: carcinoma umbilical metastásico.