Background: Umbilical metastases from a malignant neoplasm, also termed Sister Mary Joseph's nodule, are not commonly reported in the English literature, and they have usually been considered as a sign of a poor prognosis for the patient. The present article reports on the current view point on umbilical metastasis besides discussing the epidemiology, clinical presentation, pathophysiology and treatment. Method: A search of Pubmed was carried out using the term 'umblic*' and 'metastases' or metastasis' revealed no references. Another search was made using the term "Sister Joseph's nodule" or sister Joseph nodule" that revealed 99 references. Of these there were 14 review articles, however when the search was limited to English language it yielded only 20 articles. Articles selected from these form the basis of this report along with cross references. Results: The primary lesions usually arise from gastrointestinal or genitourinary tract malignancies and may be the presenting symptom or sign of a primary tumour in an unknown site. Conclusion: A careful evaluation of all umbilical lesions, including an early biopsy if appropriate, is recommended. Recent studies suggest an aggressive surgical approach combined with chemotherapy for such patients may improve survival. © 2005 Gabriele et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

Umbilical metastases: Current viewpoint / Gabriele, Raimondo; Conte, Marco; Egidi, Federico; Borghese, Mario. - In: WORLD JOURNAL OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY. - ISSN 1477-7819. - 3:1(2005), p. 13. [10.1186/1477-7819-3-13]

Umbilical metastases: Current viewpoint

GABRIELE, Raimondo;CONTE, Marco;EGIDI, FEDERICO;BORGHESE, Mario
2005

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Background: Umbilical metastases from a malignant neoplasm, also termed Sister Mary Joseph's nodule, are not commonly reported in the English literature, and they have usually been considered as a sign of a poor prognosis for the patient. The present article reports on the current view point on umbilical metastasis besides discussing the epidemiology, clinical presentation, pathophysiology and treatment. Method: A search of Pubmed was carried out using the term 'umblic*' and 'metastases' or metastasis' revealed no references. Another search was made using the term "Sister Joseph's nodule" or sister Joseph nodule" that revealed 99 references. Of these there were 14 review articles, however when the search was limited to English language it yielded only 20 articles. Articles selected from these form the basis of this report along with cross references. Results: The primary lesions usually arise from gastrointestinal or genitourinary tract malignancies and may be the presenting symptom or sign of a primary tumour in an unknown site. Conclusion: A careful evaluation of all umbilical lesions, including an early biopsy if appropriate, is recommended. Recent studies suggest an aggressive surgical approach combined with chemotherapy for such patients may improve survival. © 2005 Gabriele et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
2005
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Umbilical metastases: Current viewpoint / Gabriele, Raimondo; Conte, Marco; Egidi, Federico; Borghese, Mario. - In: WORLD JOURNAL OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY. - ISSN 1477-7819. - 3:1(2005), p. 13. [10.1186/1477-7819-3-13]
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