Mouna Bourhafour

No ORCID on file · 2 papers in corpus

review 2026

Sister Mary Joseph nodule revealing an ovarian carcinoma: a case report and review of the literature

Journal of medical case reports ·doi:10.1186/s13256-026-06083-y

BACKGROUND: The Sister Mary Joseph's nodule (SMJN) is an umbilical skin metastasis observed in the advanced stages of abdominopelvic malignancies. It is rare and is typically associated with a poor prognosis. The appearance of the skin lesi…

case-report 2022

A Huge Sister Mary Joseph's Nodule From Signet Ring Cell Gastric Carcinoma Showing Good Response to FOLFOX-Based Chemotherapy Regimen

Journal of medical cases ·doi:10.14740/jmc3895

Metastatic involvement of the umbilicus as a result of a visceral carcinoma is a rare entity known as Sister Mary Joseph's nodule (SMJN). The most common primary sites are the gastrointestinal and gynecological tract. The occurrence of SMJN…