Annals of Diagnostic Pathology
Volume 10, Issue 2 , Pages 100-103 , April 2006

Fine needle aspiration biopsy of gastrointestinal stromal tumor presenting as an umbilical mass (Sister Mary Joseph's Nodule)

  • Donizete Scudeler, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, São Paulo State University, Botucatu 01318-901, Brazil
    • ,
  • Paul E. Wakely Jr., MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 614 293 4880; fax: +1 614 293 7626.

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PII: S1092-9134(05)00158-9

doi: 10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2005.09.007

Annals of Diagnostic Pathology
Volume 10, Issue 2 , Pages 100-103 , April 2006

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