Ovarian dysgerminoma metastatic to the breast

Gynecol Oncol. 1992 Jul;46(1):104-6. doi: 10.1016/0090-8258(92)90204-v.

Abstract

A 16-year-old girl underwent a right salpingo-oophorectomy for a pure dysgerminoma limited to the right ovary. One month later, she developed a right pelvic mass along with abdominal lymphadenopathies, peritoneal carcinomatosis, left breast mass, and left axillary node. Cytology of the breast mass was suggestive of a pure dysgerminoma. Breast metastases of epithelial ovarian carcinoma are uncommon. In the literature, this is the first case of a breast metastasis of an ovarian dysgerminoma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Axilla
  • Breast Neoplasms / pathology
  • Breast Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Dysgerminoma / pathology
  • Dysgerminoma / secondary*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lymphatic Metastasis
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Pelvic Neoplasms / secondary
  • Retroperitoneal Space