[The Sister Joseph's nodule-like manifestation of carcinoma of unknown origin: presentation of one case].
The Sister Joseph's nodule represents an umbilical cutaneous metastasis. It is related to one intraabdominal neoplasia habitually. We presents a 71-year-old male, with the Sister Joseph's nodule, detected in the context of unknown origin carcinoma. The fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) of the Sister Joseph's nodule showed carcinoma. We comments the usefulness diagnosis of this clinical sign and the poor prognosis that it represents.
Rodríguez
J M
JM
Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital General de Gran Canaria Dr. Negrín, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
Sanz Peláez
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Santana
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Rey
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Suárez Ortega
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Betancor León
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D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000556:secondary*; D000368:Aged; D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009382:Neoplasms, Unknown Primary / Q000473:pathology*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary*; D014472:Umbilicus / Q000473:pathology