Image Challenge – November 7th

Reference here -Sharma, Alka & Sharma, Vishal. (2014). Image Diagnosis: Sister Mary Joseph Nodule. The Permanente journal. 18. e132. 10.7812/TPP/13-107.

Question: What is the name of the nodule at the umbilicus represented by the image below? What underlying pathology can this represent?

Response: Sister Mary Joseph nodule which usually represents metastasis from malignancy of the gastrointestinal or genitourinary tract.

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