The discovery of uterine carcinosarcoma through a sister mary joseph's nodule: A case report

The Sister Mary Joseph nodule is a rare sign of advanced malignancy, including uterine carcinosarcoma. A 55-year-old woman presented with a necrotic, bleeding 4 cm umbilical mass. Biopsy confirmed uterine carcinosarcoma (FIGO stage IVB), and she was scheduled for chemotherapy and radiotherapy. This...

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Main Authors: Wissal Jaafar, Medemagh Malak, Chiba Yasmine, Sadek Gueddana, Nahed Khalifa, Mechaal Mourali
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Published: Elsevier 2025-06-01
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043325002134
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Chiba Yasmine
Sadek Gueddana
Nahed Khalifa
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description The Sister Mary Joseph nodule is a rare sign of advanced malignancy, including uterine carcinosarcoma. A 55-year-old woman presented with a necrotic, bleeding 4 cm umbilical mass. Biopsy confirmed uterine carcinosarcoma (FIGO stage IVB), and she was scheduled for chemotherapy and radiotherapy. This case underscores the need to recognize umbilical nodules as potential markers of widespread cancer.
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spelling doaj-art-c0badff199654c1fbdaa2103beaf4f6b2025-08-20T02:16:55ZengElsevierRadiology Case Reports1930-04332025-06-012063072307510.1016/j.radcr.2025.03.004The discovery of uterine carcinosarcoma through a sister mary joseph's nodule: A case reportWissal Jaafar0Medemagh Malak1Chiba Yasmine2Sadek Gueddana3Nahed Khalifa4Mechaal Mourali5Department of Gynecology, Hopital Bougatfa, Bizerte, TunisiaCorresponding author.; Department of Gynecology, Hopital Bougatfa, Bizerte, TunisiaDepartment of Gynecology, Hopital Bougatfa, Bizerte, TunisiaDepartment of Gynecology, Hopital Bougatfa, Bizerte, TunisiaDepartment of Gynecology, Hopital Bougatfa, Bizerte, TunisiaDepartment of Gynecology, Hopital Bougatfa, Bizerte, TunisiaThe Sister Mary Joseph nodule is a rare sign of advanced malignancy, including uterine carcinosarcoma. A 55-year-old woman presented with a necrotic, bleeding 4 cm umbilical mass. Biopsy confirmed uterine carcinosarcoma (FIGO stage IVB), and she was scheduled for chemotherapy and radiotherapy. This case underscores the need to recognize umbilical nodules as potential markers of widespread cancer.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043325002134Umbilical noduleOncologySister Mary Joseph's noduleUterine carcinosarcoma
spellingShingle Wissal Jaafar
Medemagh Malak
Chiba Yasmine
Sadek Gueddana
Nahed Khalifa
Mechaal Mourali
The discovery of uterine carcinosarcoma through a sister mary joseph's nodule: A case report
Radiology Case Reports
Umbilical nodule
Oncology
Sister Mary Joseph's nodule
Uterine carcinosarcoma
title The discovery of uterine carcinosarcoma through a sister mary joseph's nodule: A case report
title_full The discovery of uterine carcinosarcoma through a sister mary joseph's nodule: A case report
title_fullStr The discovery of uterine carcinosarcoma through a sister mary joseph's nodule: A case report
title_full_unstemmed The discovery of uterine carcinosarcoma through a sister mary joseph's nodule: A case report
title_short The discovery of uterine carcinosarcoma through a sister mary joseph's nodule: A case report
title_sort discovery of uterine carcinosarcoma through a sister mary joseph s nodule a case report
topic Umbilical nodule
Oncology
Sister Mary Joseph's nodule
Uterine carcinosarcoma
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043325002134
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