UMBILICAL METASTASIS AS THE PRESENTING SYMPTOM OF CECAL CARCINOMA

Umbilical metastases were encountered as the initial presentation of cecal adenocarcinoma in a 62‐year‐old woman. Intravenous infusion of 5‐fluorouracil, along with intralesional injections of 10% 5‐fluorouracil, resulted in regression of the tumor masses on the abdominal wall. Although umbilical metastasis is rare, its significance in diagnosing an otherwise silent colorectal cancer warrants the physician's awareness. Copyright © 1979 Wiley‐Liss, Inc., A Wiley Company