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Sister Mary Joseph Nodule in an Ovary Adenocarcinoma
INTRODUCTION: Sister Mary Joseph Nodule (SMJN) is a metastatic umbilical lesion secondary to a primary malignancy of any viscera, stomach and colon being most common in men, and ovary in women. CASE REPORT: In this article, we present the case of SMJN in a 54-year old female patient. An urgent diagn...
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AVICENA, d.o.o., Sarajevo
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5511528/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28790552 http://dx.doi.org/10.5455/medarh.2017.71.154-157 |
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author | Poparic, Selma Prohic, Asja Kuskunovic-Vlahovljak, Suada Guso, Emir Kapetanovic, Aida |
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description | INTRODUCTION: Sister Mary Joseph Nodule (SMJN) is a metastatic umbilical lesion secondary to a primary malignancy of any viscera, stomach and colon being most common in men, and ovary in women. CASE REPORT: In this article, we present the case of SMJN in a 54-year old female patient. An urgent diagnostic workup was performed with a computerized tomography of abdominal cavity and pelvis showing an expansive tumorous formation covering uterus with a carcinomatosis of peritoneum. After biopsy, immunohistochemical profile suggested adenocarcinoma of the ovarian origin. The patient was then referred to the Oncology Consilier of Gynecology Department and further continued followed by the Oncology team. |
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spelling | pubmed-55115282017-08-08 Sister Mary Joseph Nodule in an Ovary Adenocarcinoma Poparic, Selma Prohic, Asja Kuskunovic-Vlahovljak, Suada Guso, Emir Kapetanovic, Aida Med Arch Case Report INTRODUCTION: Sister Mary Joseph Nodule (SMJN) is a metastatic umbilical lesion secondary to a primary malignancy of any viscera, stomach and colon being most common in men, and ovary in women. CASE REPORT: In this article, we present the case of SMJN in a 54-year old female patient. An urgent diagnostic workup was performed with a computerized tomography of abdominal cavity and pelvis showing an expansive tumorous formation covering uterus with a carcinomatosis of peritoneum. After biopsy, immunohistochemical profile suggested adenocarcinoma of the ovarian origin. The patient was then referred to the Oncology Consilier of Gynecology Department and further continued followed by the Oncology team. AVICENA, d.o.o., Sarajevo 2017-04 /pmc/articles/PMC5511528/ /pubmed/28790552 http://dx.doi.org/10.5455/medarh.2017.71.154-157 Text en Copyright: © 2017 Selma Poparic, Asja Prohic, Suada Kuskunovic-Vlahovljak, Emir Gušo, Aida Kapetanovic http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Case Report Poparic, Selma Prohic, Asja Kuskunovic-Vlahovljak, Suada Guso, Emir Kapetanovic, Aida Sister Mary Joseph Nodule in an Ovary Adenocarcinoma |
title | Sister Mary Joseph Nodule in an Ovary Adenocarcinoma |
title_full | Sister Mary Joseph Nodule in an Ovary Adenocarcinoma |
title_fullStr | Sister Mary Joseph Nodule in an Ovary Adenocarcinoma |
title_full_unstemmed | Sister Mary Joseph Nodule in an Ovary Adenocarcinoma |
title_short | Sister Mary Joseph Nodule in an Ovary Adenocarcinoma |
title_sort | sister mary joseph nodule in an ovary adenocarcinoma |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5511528/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28790552 http://dx.doi.org/10.5455/medarh.2017.71.154-157 |
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