Sister Mary Joseph's nodule: a sign of internal malignancy Nódulo da Irmã Maria José

The umbilicus can be affected by various skin diseases including metastasis of internal malignancies, at which point it is known as Sister Mary Joseph's Nodule. The authors report a case of Sister Mary Joseph's Nodule as the first sign of internal malignancy and highlight the importance fo...

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Main Authors: Walter Augusto Pereira, Caio Rosa Humaire, Camila Simon Silva, Lucia Helena Gomes Fernandes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2011-08-01
Series:Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0365-05962011000700031