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Virchow's node
Also known as:
Virchow's gland
Troisier's node or sign
Associated persons:
Charles Emile Troisier
Rudolf Ludwig Karl Virchow
Description:
Also known as Virchow's gland. Synonym: signal node. A firm and palpable enlargement of one of the supraclavicular lymph nodes. They are metastases usually indicative of primary carcinoma of thoracic or abdominal organs, most commonly visceral cancer. Often on the left side.
We thank Dr. Sandra Cottingham, Michigan, and Michael Murphy for information submitted.
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