Troisier, Charles-Emile
Troisier,
Charles-Emile, French physician, 1844-1919. Troisier ganglion - lymph node immediately above the clavicle, palpably enlarged as the result of a metastasis from a malignant neoplasm. Synonym(s):
Troisier node Troisier-Hanot-Chauffard syndrome - hypertrophic cirrhosis of the liver associated with diabetes mellitus; excess melanin or iron pigment deposition in tissues causes dark brown pigmentation of skin.
Troisier sign - Troisier ganglion enlargement.
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