Metastatic tumors of the umbilicus: report of two cases and review of the literature.
An umbilical nodule may be an early or late sign of metastatic spread from an internal malignancy. Usually it appears when the internal malignancy is widely disseminated and has been previously diagnosed. More rarely, such a nodule is the first sign of disease and eventually results in the diagnosis of the primary tumor. We present two cases which document examples of both events, in order to focus on the most relevant aspects of this condition.
Coco
Claudio
C
Department of Surgical Sciences, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy.
Manno
Alberto
A
Verbo
Alessandro
A
D'Alba
Pierfrancesco
P
Pierconti
Francesco
F
De Gaetano
Anna Maria
AM
Pedretti
Giorgio
G
Petito
Luigi
L
Rizzo
Gianluca
G
Masi
Antonio
A
Picciocchi
Aurelio
A
D000008:Abdominal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary*; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D015898:Tomography Scanners, X-Ray Computed; D014472:Umbilicus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*