title: Sister Mary Jospeh's nodule as initial presentation of carcinoma caecum-case report and literature review.
abstract: Umbilical metastases [Sister Mary Joseph's nodules (SMJN)] are relatively rare and are associated usually with advanced intra-abdominal tumors from the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) or from the gynecological malignancies and they carry poor prognosis. Here we report a case of carcinoma caecum whose initial presentation was with umbilical metastases and a review of literature in relation to the umbilical metastases from colonic tumors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncology, Square Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
authors.forename: Rajesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Balakrishnan
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncology, Square Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
authors.forename: Md Arifur
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Rahman
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncology, Square Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
authors.forename: Arunangshu
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Das
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncology, Square Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
authors.forename: Bidoura
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Naznin
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncology, Square Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
authors.forename: Qamruzzaman
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Chowdhury
keywords: Carcinoma caecum; Sister Mary Joseph’s nodule (SMJN); prognosis; umbilical metastases