Troisier's sign
E352724
Troisier's sign is a clinical finding of an enlarged, hard left supraclavicular lymph node that often indicates underlying abdominal or thoracic malignancy, especially gastric cancer.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Troisier's sign canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3382102 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Troisier's sign Context triple: [Virchow's node, eponymFor, Troisier's sign]
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A.
Kocher sign
Kocher sign is a clinical indicator associated with hyperthyroidism, particularly Graves' disease, characterized by a lag of the upper eyelid on downward gaze.
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B.
Pegasus sign
The Pegasus sign is a historic, neon-red flying horse emblem that has become an iconic symbol of Dallas, prominently visible in the city’s downtown skyline.
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C.
Virchow's angle
Virchow's angle is an anatomical measurement used in fetal ultrasound to assess cranial and facial development, named after the German pathologist Rudolf Virchow.
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D.
Hipple
Hipple is the birth surname of American film and television actor Hugh Marlowe.
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E.
S3 (Gardiner sign list)
S3 (in Gardiner's sign list) is the Egyptian hieroglyph depicting the Red Crown of Lower Egypt, symbolizing royal authority over that region.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Troisier's sign Target entity description: Troisier's sign is a clinical finding of an enlarged, hard left supraclavicular lymph node that often indicates underlying abdominal or thoracic malignancy, especially gastric cancer.
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A.
Kocher sign
Kocher sign is a clinical indicator associated with hyperthyroidism, particularly Graves' disease, characterized by a lag of the upper eyelid on downward gaze.
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B.
Pegasus sign
The Pegasus sign is a historic, neon-red flying horse emblem that has become an iconic symbol of Dallas, prominently visible in the city’s downtown skyline.
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C.
Virchow's angle
Virchow's angle is an anatomical measurement used in fetal ultrasound to assess cranial and facial development, named after the German pathologist Rudolf Virchow.
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D.
Hipple
Hipple is the birth surname of American film and television actor Hugh Marlowe.
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E.
S3 (Gardiner sign list)
S3 (in Gardiner's sign list) is the Egyptian hieroglyph depicting the Red Crown of Lower Egypt, symbolizing royal authority over that region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
clinical sign
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medical eponym ⓘ |
| hasClinicalRelevance |
marker of metastatic disease
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poor prognostic sign ⓘ |
| hasFinding |
enlarged left supraclavicular lymph node
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hard left supraclavicular lymph node ⓘ |
| hasLaterality | left ⓘ |
| hasLocation | left supraclavicular fossa ⓘ |
| hasTypicalConsistency | hard ⓘ |
| hasTypicalCourse | painless lymph node enlargement ⓘ |
| indicates |
abdominal malignancy
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thoracic malignancy ⓘ underlying malignancy ⓘ |
| isAlsoKnownAs | Virchow's node enlargement ⓘ |
| isAssociatedWith |
esophageal cancer
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gastrointestinal malignancy ⓘ lung cancer ⓘ lymphoma ⓘ ovarian cancer ⓘ pancreatic cancer ⓘ testicular cancer ⓘ |
| isDetectedBy | physical examination ⓘ |
| isPartOf | lymph node examination ⓘ |
| isRelatedTo | Virchow's node ⓘ |
| isStronglyAssociatedWith | gastric cancer ⓘ |
| isUsedIn |
abdominal cancer workup
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oncologic assessment ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Charles Émile Troisier ⓘ |
| suggestsMetastaticSpreadTo | left supraclavicular lymph node ⓘ |
| suggestsMetastaticSpreadVia | thoracic duct ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Troisier's sign Description of subject: Troisier's sign is a clinical finding of an enlarged, hard left supraclavicular lymph node that often indicates underlying abdominal or thoracic malignancy, especially gastric cancer.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.