- Sister Mary Joseph nodule
- a nodule deep in the subcutis in the umbilical area associated with metastasizing intra-abdominal cancer, usually of gastric, ovarian, colorectal, or pancreatic origin.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
Sister Mary Joseph nodule
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