Diseases

Sister Mary Joseph's Nodule

Metastatic lesion of the UMBILICUS associated with intra-abdominal neoplasms especially of the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT or OVARY.

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Abstract

Metastatic lesion of the UMBILICUS associated with intra-abdominal neoplasms especially of the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT or OVARY.

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6 entry terms
  • Sister Joseph's Nodule
  • Nodule, Sister Joseph's
  • Nodules, Sister Joseph's
  • Sister Joseph Nodule
  • Sister Joseph's Nodules
  • Sister Josephs Nodule

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, blood supply, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, chemistry, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, secondary, surgery, therapy, ultrastructure, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

2011

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Previous Indexing

  • Abdominal Neoplasms/secondary (1980-2010)
  • Umbilicus/pathology (1969-2010)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Sister Mary Joseph's Nodule. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D058288. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D058288
  2. Sister Mary Joseph's Nodule. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sister_Mary_Joseph_nodule
  3. Sister Mary Joseph's Nodule. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1093872