Splenectomy for solitary splenic metastasis of ovarian cancer
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Splenic metastases occur in rare cases with a few case reports of patients in the literature. Generally, splenic metastases mean late dissemination of a disease. Solitary splenic metastases from solid tumors are extremely unusual.<...
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| description | <p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Splenic metastases occur in rare cases with a few case reports of patients in the literature. Generally, splenic metastases mean late dissemination of a disease. Solitary splenic metastases from solid tumors are extremely unusual.</p> <p>Case presentation</p> <p>We report a case of a patient with ovarian mucinous cystadenocarcinoma who underwent splenectomy for isolated parenchymal metastasis.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>Ovarian epithelial tumors comprised most of isolated splenic metastases from gynecologic tumor. When isolated splenic recurrence is suspected on image studies and serum tumor markers, intraabdominal gross findings should be examined to exclude peritoneal carcinomatosis. If only spleen was under suspicion of recurrence of ovarian cancer, splenectomy may play a therapeutic role.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5c3524a2f2ab41c582f36fa81b3c0a262022-12-21T21:18:56ZengBMCBMC Cancer1471-24072004-12-01419610.1186/1471-2407-4-96Splenectomy for solitary splenic metastasis of ovarian cancerCho CholKim JungKoh Yang<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Splenic metastases occur in rare cases with a few case reports of patients in the literature. Generally, splenic metastases mean late dissemination of a disease. Solitary splenic metastases from solid tumors are extremely unusual.</p> <p>Case presentation</p> <p>We report a case of a patient with ovarian mucinous cystadenocarcinoma who underwent splenectomy for isolated parenchymal metastasis.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>Ovarian epithelial tumors comprised most of isolated splenic metastases from gynecologic tumor. When isolated splenic recurrence is suspected on image studies and serum tumor markers, intraabdominal gross findings should be examined to exclude peritoneal carcinomatosis. If only spleen was under suspicion of recurrence of ovarian cancer, splenectomy may play a therapeutic role.</p>http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/4/96 |
| spellingShingle | Cho Chol Kim Jung Koh Yang Splenectomy for solitary splenic metastasis of ovarian cancer BMC Cancer |
| title | Splenectomy for solitary splenic metastasis of ovarian cancer |
| title_full | Splenectomy for solitary splenic metastasis of ovarian cancer |
| title_fullStr | Splenectomy for solitary splenic metastasis of ovarian cancer |
| title_full_unstemmed | Splenectomy for solitary splenic metastasis of ovarian cancer |
| title_short | Splenectomy for solitary splenic metastasis of ovarian cancer |
| title_sort | splenectomy for solitary splenic metastasis of ovarian cancer |
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