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Case for diagnosis. Ulcerated intradermal nevus simulating Sister Mary Joseph's nodule*

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We report a case of a 76-year-old patient with a history of recent weight loss and ulcerated umbilical nodular lesion. Initially, we considered the diagnostic hypothesis of Sister Mary Joseph's… Click to show full abstract

We report a case of a 76-year-old patient with a history of recent weight loss and ulcerated umbilical nodular lesion. Initially, we considered the diagnostic hypothesis of Sister Mary Joseph's nodule. However, histopathological evaluation revealed that it was an ulcerated intradermal nevus. We perform a brief review of umbilical nodules.

Keywords: joseph nodule; intradermal nevus; sister mary; mary joseph; case; ulcerated intradermal

Journal Title: Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia
Year Published: 2018

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