An unusual presentation revealing pancreatic carcinoma: Sister Mary Joseph Nodule

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Submitted: September 12, 2019
Published: Nov 5, 2019
DOI: 10.17352/2455-5282.000076

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Hafida Sghir*
Laboratory of Physiology, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech, Morocco
Soumia Jellal
Department of Gastroenterology, Mohammed VI University Hospital, Marrakech, Morocco
Adil Ait Errami
Department of Gastroenterology, Mohammed VI University Hospital, Marrakech, Morocco
Sofia Oubaha
Department of Gastroenterology, Mohammed VI University Hospital, Marrakech, Morocco
Zouhour Samlani
Department of Gastroenterology, Mohammed VI University Hospital, Marrakech, Morocco
Khadija Krati
Department of Gastroenterology, Mohammed VI University Hospital, Marrakech, Morocco

Abstract

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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Sghir, H., Jellal, S., Errami, A. A., Oubaha, S., Samlani, Z., & Krati, K. (2019). An unusual presentation revealing pancreatic carcinoma: Sister Mary Joseph Nodule. Global Journal of Medical and Clinical Case Reports, 6(2), 032–034. https://doi.org/10.17352/2455-5282.000076
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