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Nobuyuki Ozaki1, Hiroshi Takamori, Hideo Baba
1Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjo, Kumamoto 860-8556, Japan.
Background/Purpose:
Umbilical metastases known as Sister Mary Joseph's nodules (SMJNs) occur rarely. They are an uncommon clinical or radiographic finding, and are rare as the first sign of a malignant disease. Pancreatic cancer presenting as an SMJN is a rare phenomenon, and is the source of an SMJN in 9% of cases.
Case Presentation:
We experienced four cases of SMJN derived from pancreatic cancer. All cases originated in the tail and/or body of the pancreas.
Discussion:
Herein, we introduce a case with pathognomonic imaging findings. We also present the results of our review of recently published papers about SMJN, done by conducting a PubMed search.
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