Solitary splenic recurrence of ovarian cancer: case report and review of the literature

K Ushijima; T Nishida; N Okura; T Sugiyama; K Komai; H Tanaka; M Ohbuchi; K Okuda; M Tanaka; M Yakushiji

doi:10.1007/s004040050268

Solitary splenic recurrence of ovarian cancer: case report and review of the literature

Arch Gynecol Obstet. 1999 Nov;263(1-2):79-81. doi: 10.1007/s004040050268.

Authors

K Ushijima¹, T Nishida, N Okura, T Sugiyama, K Komai, H Tanaka, M Ohbuchi, K Okuda, M Tanaka, M Yakushiji

Affiliation

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Japan.

PMID: 10728636
DOI: 10.1007/s004040050268

Abstract

We report a rare case of solitary recurrence of ovarian cancer in the spleen which developed 4 years after initial treatment. Only six cases have been reported in the literature and all were serous carcinoma. Our patient had a splenectomy without any complications but developed a liver metastasis 10 months after splenectomy.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use
Combined Modality Therapy
Cystadenocarcinoma, Serous / pathology*
Cystadenocarcinoma, Serous / therapy
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Ovarian Neoplasms / pathology*
Ovarian Neoplasms / therapy
Recurrence
Splenectomy
Splenic Neoplasms / secondary*
Splenic Neoplasms / surgery