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Sister Mary Joseph’s Nodule as a First Sign of Cancer of the Cecum: Report of a Case

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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

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  1. Department of Surgery “P. Valdoni,” University of Rome “La Sapienza” Medical School, Policlinico Umberto I, Rome, Italy

    Raimondo Gabriele M.D., Mario Borghese M.D., Marco Conte M.D. & Luigi Basso M.D.

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Gabriele, R., Borghese, M., Conte, M. et al. Sister Mary Joseph’s Nodule as a First Sign of Cancer of the Cecum: Report of a Case. Dis Colon Rect 47, 115–117 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10350-003-0018-5

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