Sister Mary Joseph nodule in colorectal cancer
Autor: | Yalın İşcan, Kemal Memisoglu, Nurver Ozbay, Sinan Tezer, Ender Onur, Bora Karip |
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Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Zdroj: | Turkish Journal of Surgery. 32:295-297 |
ISSN: | 1308-8521 1300-0705 |
DOI: | 10.5152/ucd.2014.2686 |
Popis: | Sister Mary Joseph nodule is the umbilical metastasis detected in cancer patients. There are various theories on the formation of umbilical metastases; however, the primary focus is often placed either in the abdomen or pelvis. Its prognosis is dismal. In this article, we aimed to present a 44-year-old male patient who presented with obstruction and was subsequently diagnosed with colorectal cancer and umbilical metastasis. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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