| Literature DB >> 22068789 |
Walter Augusto Pereira1, Caio Rosa Humaire, Camila Simon Silva, Lucia Helena Gomes Fernandes.
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.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 22068789 DOI: 10.1590/s0365-05962011000700031
Source DB: PubMed Journal: An Bras Dermatol ISSN: 0365-0596 Impact factor: 1.896