Calcified “Sister Mary Joseph” Umbilical Metastasis from Ovarian Cystadenocarcinoma Seen on an MDP Bone Scintigram

Evans, John W.; Dutton, Jane A. E.; Ng, Chaan S.; Arends, Mark

doi:10.1097/00003072-200202000-00015

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“…Although calcified umbilical masses in the case of serous ovarian cancer have been previously reported by authors such as Inanir and Oksuzoglu [16] , and Evans et al. [17] , our case differs in several important aspects. Inanir and Oksuzoglu report PET/CT images of multiple calcified paraumbilical masses in a patient with known metastatic high-grade serous adenocarcinoma postsurgical resection and undergoing chemotherapy.…”

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“…In comparison to the images provided by Evans et al. [17] which also featured a calcified SMJN from metastatic ovarian cystadenocarcinoma, the umbilical mass demonstrated scattered calcifications within a mass of predominantly soft tissue attenuation. Whereas the key feature of our case report— “a densely calcified umbilical “rock” as the presenting sign of low-grade serous ovarian carcinoma” has not been described in our review of the existing literature.…”

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Calcified Sister Mary Joseph nodule as the presenting complaint of advanced low-grade serous ovarian cancer

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Kinloch

Martin

et al. 2020

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A healthy 38-year-old woman presented with a hard umbilical mass that has been growing for a few months in duration with no other significant symptoms and signs. Computed tomography images identified a lobulated densely calcified umbilical mass, left ovarian cysts, a subcentimeter calcified omental nodule, and nonspecific punctate pelvic calcifications. Histopathology of the mass revealed low-grade serous carcinoma with postsurgical diagnosis of International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) stage IV ovarian cancer. This case presentation emphasizes the importance of increased awareness of interpreting radiologists of a seemingly benign appearing imaging finding such as umbilical calcification on CT as a sign of intra-abdominal/pelvic malignancies.

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