Question
The Irish node is the
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Left supraclavicular
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| B. |
Left axillary
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| C. |
Right supraclavicular
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| D. |
Right axillary
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Show Answer
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Correct Answer � B
Explanation
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Answer- B
The Irish node is the left axillary node.
Sites most commonly involved in gastric cancer include the following:
- supraclavicular sentinel lymph node (Virchow node)
- periumbilical nodes (Sister Mary Joseph nodule)
- the left axillary lymph node (Irish node)
- the ovary (Krukenberg tumor)
- the pouch of Douglas (Blumer shelf)
