Virchow's node
E71208
Virchow's node is an enlarged left supraclavicular lymph node that classically indicates metastatic spread from abdominal or thoracic malignancies, especially gastric cancer.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Virchow's node canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T568798 — 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: Virchow's node Context triple: [Rudolf Virchow, described, Virchow's node]
-
A.
Struma
The Struma is a significant river in the Balkans that flows from western Bulgaria into Greece, ultimately emptying into the Aegean Sea.
-
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.
-
C.
Central line
The Central line is one of the principal lines of the London Underground, running east–west across Greater London and serving many key central and suburban areas.
-
D.
Ngozi
Ngozi is a Nigerian given name of Igbo origin commonly used for females and meaning "blessing."
-
E.
Peto
Peto is a minor companion of Sir John Falstaff and Prince Hal in Shakespeare’s Henry IV plays, often depicted as a comic, roguish follower involved in their tavern escapades.
- 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: Virchow's node Target entity description: Virchow's node is an enlarged left supraclavicular lymph node that classically indicates metastatic spread from abdominal or thoracic malignancies, especially gastric cancer.
-
A.
Struma
The Struma is a significant river in the Balkans that flows from western Bulgaria into Greece, ultimately emptying into the Aegean Sea.
-
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.
-
C.
Central line
The Central line is one of the principal lines of the London Underground, running east–west across Greater London and serving many key central and suburban areas.
-
D.
Ngozi
Ngozi is a Nigerian given name of Igbo origin commonly used for females and meaning "blessing."
-
E.
Peto
Peto is a minor companion of Sir John Falstaff and Prince Hal in Shakespeare’s Henry IV plays, often depicted as a comic, roguish follower involved in their tavern escapades.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
clinical sign
ⓘ
enlarged lymph node ⓘ medical eponym ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | left supraclavicular sentinel node ⓘ |
| anatomicalLocation | left supraclavicular fossa ⓘ |
| anatomicalStructure | lymph node ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
abdominal malignancy
ⓘ
esophageal cancer ⓘ intra‑abdominal malignancy ⓘ intra‑thoracic malignancy ⓘ lung cancer ⓘ lymphoma ⓘ metastatic cancer ⓘ ovarian cancer ⓘ pancreatic cancer ⓘ prostate cancer ⓘ testicular cancer ⓘ thoracic malignancy ⓘ |
| classicallyAssociatedWith |
gastric carcinoma
ⓘ
stomach cancer ⓘ |
| clinicalSignOf |
advanced malignancy
ⓘ
metastatic spread ⓘ |
| drainageFrom |
abdominal lymphatic system
ⓘ
thoracic lymphatic system ⓘ |
| eponymFor | Troisier's sign ⓘ |
| historicalNote | described in association with gastric carcinoma metastasis ⓘ |
| laterality | left ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Rudolf Virchow ⓘ |
| pathophysiology | represents spread via thoracic duct to left supraclavicular lymph nodes ⓘ |
| physicalExamFinding | palpable firm lymph node above left clavicle ⓘ |
| side | left supraclavicular ⓘ |
| typicalClinicalImplication | poor prognosis ⓘ |
| typicalConsistency | hard ⓘ |
| typicalMobility | fixed ⓘ |
| usedIn |
diagnostic evaluation of suspected malignancy
ⓘ
oncologic staging ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Virchow's node Description of subject: Virchow's node is an enlarged left supraclavicular lymph node that classically indicates metastatic spread from abdominal or thoracic malignancies, especially gastric cancer.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.