Umbilical Metastasis as Primary Manifestation of Cancer: A Small Series and Review of the Literature

Umbilical metastasis is a rare manifestation of intra-abdominal cancer. It appears either as the first sign of a primary malignancy or as metastatic site of an already diagnosed cancer, representing an ominous prognostic finding. We report three cases of umbilical metastasis as the first sign of a...

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Main Authors: Kyriakos Psarras, Nikolaos Symeonidis, Minas Baltatzis, Athanasios Notopoulos, Christina Nikolaidou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2014-10-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
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Online Access:https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/4997/9690_CE(Ra)_F(Sh)_PF1(PAK)_PFA(AK).pdf