Dermoscopic characterization and image study of a Sister Mary Joseph nodule in a patient with esophageal cancer

A Sister Mary Joseph nodule (SMJN) is rare cutaneous metastasis spreading to the umbilicus. It originates mostly from an intra-abdominal or pelvic malignancy and is an ominous sign. In this paper, we report a case of a SMJN in a 64-year-old man with esophageal cancer. We recorded his clinical progre...

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Main Authors: Jheng-Siang Ge, Jen-Hung Yang, Chih-Pin Chen, Yung-Hsiang Hsu, Sung-Jen Hung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-12-01
Series:Dermatologica Sinica
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1027811716300015