Case report reveals poor prognosis in a 49-year-old female with gastric cancer, suggesting robust need for palliative care.
This paper examines Sister Mary Joseph's nodule (SMJN), a rare cutaneous manifestation of metastatic malignancy most commonly associated with adenocarcinoma. We present a case of SMJN in a 49-year-old female with unresectable gastric cancer, where a biopsy of the umbilical nodule confirmed metastatic adenocarcinoma. The discussion highlights the poor prognosis of SMJN, which often indicates advanced cancer, and emphasizes that treatment is primarily palliative, with an average survival of approximately 11 months following diagnosis.
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