Carcinoma Lung Presenting as Sister Mary
Joseph’s Nodule

Carlos de la Paz Estrada

Case Report

Carcinoma Lung Presenting as Sister Mary Joseph’s Nodule

Sant Prakash Kataria¹, Sucheta²*, Renuka Verma³, Bharti Saklani⁴, Pooja Pawaria⁴, Sangeeta Bamel⁴ and Rajeev Sen⁵

¹Professor, Department of Pathology, Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, India

²Senior Resident, Department of Pathology, Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, India

³Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, India

⁴Junior Resident, Department of Pathology, Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, India

⁵Senior Professor & Head of Department, Department of Pathology, Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, India

Corresponding Author

Received Date: September 14, 2020; Published Date: October 01, 2020

Abstract

Metastatic nodules of the umbilicus from malignant neoplasms are known as Sister Mary Joseph’s nodule and they represent an advanced malignancy. These nodules are mostly adenocarcinomas with the commonest primary sites in intraabdominal organs. Here, we describe case of a patient with squamous cell carcinoma of lung who presented with metastatic umbilical nodule as the initial presentation of the tumor. Metastatic umbilical nodules from lung carcinoma and that too from squamous cell carcinoma are very rare. Patients presenting with umbilical nodules should be investigated without any delay and metastatic nodule should be included in the differential diagnosis especially in elderly patients.

Keywords: Sister Mary Joseph’s Nodule; Squamous cell carcinoma; Umbilical nodule

Article Details

Citation

Sant Prakash K, Sucheta, Renuka V, Bharti S, Pooja P, et al., Carcinoma Lung Presenting as Sister Mary Joseph’s Nodule. Anaest & Sur Open Access J. 2(2): 2020. ASOAJ.MS.ID.000534.