Sister Mary Joseph nodule from metastatic renal cell carcinoma

J Comput Assist Tomogr. 1998 Sep-Oct;22(5):756-7. doi: 10.1097/00004728-199809000-00017.

Abstract

Metastatic lesions of the umbilicus are more common than primary malignancies and are commonly referred to as Sister Mary Joseph nodules. Most arise from the stomach or the female genital tract. We describe an unusual case of renal cell carcinoma with peritoneal implants producing a Sister Mary Joseph nodule diagnosed by CT. To our knowledge, no report of a urinary tract malignancy with umbilical involvement has been described in the radiological literature.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Abdominal Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Abdominal Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Carcinoma, Renal Cell / diagnostic imaging
  • Carcinoma, Renal Cell / secondary*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Kidney / diagnostic imaging
  • Kidney Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Kidney Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Middle Aged
  • Peritoneal Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Peritoneal Neoplasms / secondary
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Umbilicus* / diagnostic imaging