Sister Joseph nodule

Sis·ter Jo·seph nod·ule

(sis'tĕr-jō'sĕf nod'yūl)

A malignant intraabdominal neoplasm metastatic to the umbilicus.

Sister Mary Joseph Dempsey,

superintendent at Saint Mary's Hospital, Mayo Clinic, and surgical assistant to Dr. William Mayo, c. 1928, 1856-1929.

Sister Joseph nodule - malignant intraabdominal neoplasm metastatic to the umbilicus. Synonym(s): Sister Mary Joseph nodule

Sister Mary Joseph nodule - Synonym(s): Sister Joseph nodule