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Sister Mary Joseph’s nodules as the presenting symptom of primary peritoneal carcinoma: a case report

  • T. Kihara1,*,
  • T. Kenzaka2
  • C. Suzuki1
  • Y. Nakashima1
  • S. Mochizuki1
  • M. Maruo1

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)

DOI: 10.12892/ejgo4559.2019 Vol.40,Issue 3,June 2019 pp.508-511

Published: 10 June 2019

*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.

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