title: Sister Mary Joseph nodule-A case report with review of literature.
abstract: Sister Mary Joseph nodule or Sister Mary Joseph Sign refers to a palpable nodule bulging into the umbilicus as a result of metastasis of a malignant cancer in the pelvis or abdomen. A rare case of Sister Mary Joseph nodule, manifesting as ascites, cachexia and bleeding per rectum, is presented without any primary tumor despite extensive search for the same.
authors.affiliation: Govt. Medical College, Department of Medicine, Srinagar, J & K, India.
authors.forename: Ishrat Hussain
authors.initials: IH
authors.lastname: Dar
authors.forename: Mqtasid Ahmed
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Kamili
authors.forename: Showkat Hussain
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Dar
authors.forename: Faiz Ahmed
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Kuchaai