摘要
the sister joseph%26apos;s nodule represents an umbilical cutaneous metastasis. it is related to one intraabdominal neoplasia habitually. we presents a 71-year-old male, with the sister joseph%26apos;s nodule, detected in the context of unknown origin carcinoma. the fine needle aspiration cytology (fnac) of the sister joseph%26apos;s nodule showed carcinoma. we comments the usefulness diagnosis of this clinical sign and the poor prognosis that it represents.