Fine-needle aspiration cytology of umbilical nodules: "Sister Joseph's nodule".
Metastatic tumor deposits in the umbilicus are not uncommon. Fine-needle aspiration cytology is an important, simple, cost-effective diagnostic tool for delineating the value of umbilical nodules. However, only a few reviews and case reports of diagnosis of umbilical metastases by fine-needle aspiration cytology are available. A review of 52 cases of umbilical nodule aspirates over a 16-yr period forms the basis of this brief report.
Sahai
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Cytopathology Laboratory, Department of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, India.
Kapila
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Verma
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D000008:Abdominal Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000556:secondary*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis / Q000473:pathology*; D011379:Prognosis; D014472:Umbilicus / Q000473:pathology*