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Troisier's sign

Troisier's sign is finding a hard, enlarged, left supraclavicular lymph node. Said to be pathognomic of abdominal cancers, in particular gastric cancer.

Virchow's node is the node commonly palpated for to elicit Troisier's sign.



07-14-2008 23:18:10
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