article · Global Academic Journal of Medical Sciences
The Sister Marie-Joseph nodule (SMJ) is an umbilical cutaneous metastasis of a cancer of the gastrointestinal tract or of the gynecological sphere [1]. Stomach and colon are the common gastrointestinal cancers associated with the SMJ nodule. The pancreas is a rare primary site of umbilical metastasis [1]. In pancreatic cancer, the Sister Mary Joseph nodule is a sign of advanced disease associated with a poor prognosis [2].
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DOI: 10.36348/gajms.2023.v05i02.007
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