What is the name of the node named after Virchow in medicine?
Virchow's node
Bismarck's node
Darwin's node
Haeckel's node
Answer
Virchow's node, also known as Virchow's node of Troisier, is a pathological finding that is a sign of metastasis of cancer. The node is found at the intersection of the left internal jugular vein and the subclavian vein. It is named after the German pathologist Rudolf Virchow, who first described it in 1856.
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