title: Fine needle aspiration of Sister Mary Joseph's nodule.
abstract: A case of Sister Mary Joseph's nodule (umbilical metastasis) is described from a primary adenocarcinoma of the transverse colon. Needle aspiration cytology made the diagnosis which was confirmed by immunocytochemical localization of CEA, B72.3, EMA, and cytokeratin in the tumour cells. Extensive mucus production in the tumour cells was demonstrated by alcian blue and mucicarmine stains.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cytology, Wellington Hospital and School of Medicine, New Zealand.
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lallu
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: McHutchison
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Prasad
mesh_terms: D000008:Abdominal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary; D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary; D000368:Aged; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D003581:Cytodiagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D014472:Umbilicus