An unusual presentation revealing pancreatic carcinoma: Sister Mary Joseph Nodule
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Sister Mary Joseph Nodule (SMJN) is a cutaneous nodule resulting from metastasis of malignant tumors affecting the umbilicus; it had been reported in 0.7e10.4% of patients.
This case report describes an 82-year-old male diagnosed with metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma and confirmed by the biopsy of Sister Mary Joseph’s nodule.
The aim of this presentation is too aware of such a specific manifestation, enables the physicians to investigate the underlying malignancy and to show the role of biopsy of the nodule for the diagnosis of the primitive cancer.
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