title: Sister Mary Joseph's nodule--diagnosis of umbilical metastases by fine needle aspiration.
abstract: A 40 year old male patient presented with jaundice. The patient had a small periumbilical nodule. He was referred to the department of Pathology for FNAC of the nodule. A diagnosis of metastases from adenocarcinoma was made. Further investigations revealed carcinoma of stomach with metastatic deposits in liver. The present report highlights the utility of F N A C in diagnosis and to decide on further investigations to arrive at a final diagnosis in a given case. A brief review of historical aspect is also given.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Pathology, Goa Medical College, India.
authors.forename: M V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Mallya
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mandrekar
authors.forename: N S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Nadkarni
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Menezes
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary*; D000328:Adult; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary; D008297:Male; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D014472:Umbilicus / Q000473:pathology*