Sister Mary Joseph’s nodule on ovarian cancer: A case report
Sister Mary Joseph’s tumor or nodule is a cutaneous ombilical metastasis of a visceral cancer. It is a rare tumor that constitutes the calling symptom of the cancer disease. Its incidence is from 1 to 3% of all abdominal and pelvic neoplasia. They bring up etiologic diagnosis issue, since the finding of the primitive cancer could be difficult et prognosis. We are reporting a case observed in the Hepato-gastro-enterology Unit of the University Hospital Center of Sino-Central African Friendship in Bangui. This observation will help us show the difficulties of early diagnosis and therapeutic care in a limited resources context.
Authors
- Jean-Benoît Elowa
- L Kobangué
- Nathalie Philomène Boua-Akélélo
- Serge Magloire Camengo
- Peggy Guérendo Mboli-Goumba
- Noella Edwige Gambo Ignaléamoko
Publication Details
- Journal
- Our Dermatology Online
- Published
- 2024-11-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7241/ourd.2024s2.2
- Primary Topic
- Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00