Sister Mary Joseph nodule in colorectal cancer.
Sister Mary Joseph nodule is the umbilical metastasis detected in cancer patients. There are various theories on the formation of umbilical metastases; however, the primary focus is often placed either in the abdomen or pelvis. Its prognosis is dismal. In this article, we aimed to present a 44-year-old male patient who presented with obstruction and was subsequently diagnosed with colorectal cancer and umbilical metastasis.
Clinic of General Surgery, Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.
Yalın
Y
İşcan
Clinic of General Surgery, Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.
Bora
B
Karip
Clinic of General Surgery, Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.
Ender
E
Onur
Clinic of Pathology, Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.
Nurver
N
Özbay
Clinic of General Surgery, Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.
Sinan
S
Tezer
Clinic of General Surgery, Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.
Kemal
K
Memişoğlu
Colorectal cancer; Sister Mary Joseph’s nodule; umbilicus metastasis