Small cell carcinoma of the ovary presenting as bone marrow metastasis: a rare presenting feature

Indian J Pathol Microbiol. 2005 Jul;48(3):402-4.

Abstract

Small cell carcinoma (SCC) of ovary-hypercalcaemic type is a rare cancer of young pre-menopausal women of unclear histogenesis. Bone metastasis and bone marrow infiltration by ovarian carcinomas is a rare feature and only a few case reports are available in the literature. Herein we report a case of small cell carcinoma-hypercalcaemic type of both the ovaries with bone marrow infiltration and features of metastatic calcification in various organs.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Bone Marrow / pathology*
  • Bone Marrow Neoplasms / pathology
  • Bone Marrow Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Bone Neoplasms / pathology
  • Bone Neoplasms / secondary
  • Carcinoma, Small Cell / pathology*
  • Carcinoma, Small Cell / secondary
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / pathology*