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Open AccessSister Mary Joseph’s nodules as the presenting symptom
of primary peritoneal carcinoma: a case report
Sister Mary Joseph’s nodules as the presenting symptom of primary peritoneal carcinoma: a case report
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hyogo Prefectural Kaibara Hospital, Tanba
2Division of Community Medicine and Career Development, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe (Japan)
*Corresponding Author(s): T. Kihara E-mail: tomosuke_usababy@yahoo.com
Abstract
Sister Mary Joseph’s nodule as the presenting symptom of primary peritoneal cancer is quite a rare finding. The authors report here an 82-year-old patient with Sister Mary Joseph’s nodule. She was diagnosed with primary peritoneal cancer and treated with surgical excision. Histological examination showed a papillary as well as a tubular pattern in the tumor. Adjuvant chemotherapy was administered but was discontinued because of the occurrence of pancytopenia. Although she could not avail of combination therapy, no recurrence has been observed at until now.
Keywords
Sister Mary Joseph’s nodule; Peritoneal cancer; Surgical excision; Adjuvant chemotherapy.
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T. Kihara, T. Kenzaka, C. Suzuki, Y. Nakashima, S. Mochizuki, M. Maruo. Sister Mary Joseph’s nodules as the presenting symptom of primary peritoneal carcinoma: a case report. European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology. 2019; 40(3): 508-511. doi: 10.12892/ejgo4559.2019
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