Lymphoma presenting as a Sister Mary Joseph's nodule.
Metastatic tumors to the umbilicus, often referred to as Sister Mary Joseph's nodules, are rare. In general, they have been described in association with intra-abdominal malignancy, especially adenocarcinomas, although there has been one case report of malignant myeloma spreading to the umbilicus. Lymphomas, however, historically seem to reject the umbilicus as a site of metastatic spread. The following case report is, to our knowledge, the first reported instance of lymphoma presenting as an umbilical nodule.
Department of Surgery, University of Saskatchewan.
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D000008:Abdominal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary*; D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D016403:Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014472:Umbilicus