Supraclavicular lymph node metastasis – letter

Authors

  • V. M. dos Santos Department of Medicine, Armed Forces Hospital and Catholic University – Brasília-DF, Brazil Author
  • K. M. Sugai Postgraduate Course of Management, Technology, and Information Security, University of Brasília-DF, Brazil Author
  • R. C. Nunes Computer Science BSc Undergraduate, University of Brasília-DF, Brazil Author

Keywords:

lymph node, metastasis, supraclavicular

Abstract

Supraclavicular lymph node metastases, also called Virchow nodes (VNs), can be a useful clue for the diagnosis of a variety of malignancies, mainly adenocarcinomas...

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Published

28.04.2026

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 1 (2026): Bulgarian Medical Journal

Section

Letter to the editor

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Supraclavicular lymph node metastasis – letter (V. M. dos Santos, K. M. Sugai, & R. C. Nunes , Trans.). (2026). Bulgarian Medical Journal, 20(1), 71. https://journals.mu-sofia.bg/index.php/bmj/article/view/806