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Sister Mary Joseph Nodule Found As a Cutaneous Manifestation of Metastatic Ovarian Carcinoma: A Case Report

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Background: Sister Mary Joseph's nodule is a medical eponym used for a rare umbilical metastatic lesion presenting as a palpable nodule protruding into the umbilicus resulting from an advanced intra-abdominal and or pelvic malignancy.It is an uncommon but yet significant finding.Case Presentation: We report a 67-year-old woman with imaging findings of a metastatic right ovarian tumor with Sister Mary Joseph's nodule.A total abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, umbilical nodule, and infracolic omentum resections was performed and a histopathology diagnosis of bilateral low-grade ovarian serous papillary cystadenocarcinoma with metastases to the umbilicus and omentum was made.Conclusion: Sister Mary Joseph's nodule is a rare and often a poor prognostic sign of a disseminated intra-abdominal and or pelvic malignancy.There is a need to consider this lesion as a differential diagnosis of an advanced intra-abdominal and or pelvic malignancy.

Source: Mathews Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics

DOI: 10.30654/mjgo.10036

Authors: Chigozie C Okongwu, Adeyemi A Adefidipe, Olaejirinde O Olaofe, Badru D Muhydeen, James O Oladele

Institution: Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex

Language: English

Topic: Metastasis and carcinoma case studies

Subfield: Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4406252405