title: Sister Mary Joseph's nodule: a sign of internal malignancy.
abstract: The umbilicus can be affected by various skin diseases including metastasis of internal malignancies, at which point it is known as Sister Mary Joseph's Nodule. The authors report a case of Sister Mary Joseph's Nodule as the first sign of internal malignancy and highlight the importance for the dermatologist to recognize the condition.
authors: Dermatology Clinic, Hospital do Servidor Publico Municipal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors: Walter Augusto
authors: WA
authors: Pereira
authors: Caio Rosa
authors: CR
authors: Humaire
authors: Camila Simon
authors: CS
authors: Silva
authors: Lucia Helena Gomes
authors: LH
authors: Fernandes
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000556:secondary*; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D058288:Sister Mary Joseph's Nodule / Q000556:secondary*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D014472:Umbilicus / Q000473:pathology*