Virchow's node

<p>Virchow&rsquo;s node: a case report of an extremely rare presentation of metastasis of adenocarcinoma with mucinous features from the colon</p>

“…Tumor spread from the thoracic duct usually leads to enlargement of this node. This gives important clues to a possible abdominal cavity malignancy, and other sites such as breast, esophagus and lymphomas which tends to be a sign of advanced disease as was the case here for our patient. 11 …”

“…10 This finding on physical exam is referred to as Troisier’s sign. 1 Majority of the gastrointestinal cavity drains to this node which lies near the junction of the thoracic duct and the left subclavian vein 1,11. Tumor spread from the thoracic duct usually leads to enlargement of this node.…”

Metastatic signet ring cell gastric carcinoma bypassing Virchow's node: An unexpected etiology of a painful neck mass

“…Thorough evaluation for neck masses is critical, and rarely, distant primary tumors may present with metastasis to the head and neck 4 . Our patient had no clinical signs of visceral disease 4 ; she denied gastric pain, decreased appetite, or weight loss 6 . Gastric carcinoma is insidious, with the epidemiological data showing that 80% of patients with gastric cancer have metastases at time of diagnosis 7 .…”

Virchow’s Node and Carcinoma of Unknown Primary

“…Gastric carcinoma tends to metastasize by means of tumor emboli migrating through the thoracic duct where the subdiaphragmatic lymphatic drainage enters the venous circulation in the subclavian vein (Siosaki & Tarsila-Sousa, 2013). Malignancy of internal organs often is advanced at the time of diagnosis as many patients with early-stage disease experience few symptoms; complications related to site of metastases is one of the first indicators of disease (Sundriyal, Kumar, Dubey, & Walia, 2013).…”