title: Imaging appearances of Sister Mary Joseph nodule.
abstract: Sister Mary Joseph nodules are metastatic deposits in the periumbilical area. The purpose of this review is to demonstrate umbilical anatomy, discuss modes of metastatic spread, the various imaging appearances and their relevance to the radiologist.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH 44195, USA.
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Coll
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Meyer
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mader
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004850:Eponyms; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019042:Muscle Neoplasms / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000556:secondary*; D017568:Rectus Abdominis / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014472:Umbilicus