Abstract
A 94 year old man presented with an asymptomatic erosive nodule with a central scab, protruding through the umbilicus since 8 weeks. Histopathological examination showed extensive tubular tumor growth, consistent with a metastatic colon carcinoma, a so called Sister Mary Joseph nodule. This is a cutaneous metastasis of a primary intra-abdominal malignancy, mostly of gastrointestinal origin, but sometimes of gynaecological origin.
Translated title of the contribution | A patient with a strange umbilicus |
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Original language | Dutch |
Pages (from-to) | 519-520 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Dermatologie en Venereologie |
Volume | 21 |
Issue number | 9 |
Publication status | Published - Oct 2011 |