Ovarian dysgerminoma metastatic to the breast.

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.

• Authors: J Kattan, J P Droz, P Charpentier, G Michel, C Lhommé, A Boutan-Laroze, M Prade
• Journal: Gynecologic oncology (Gynecol Oncol) Vol. 46 Issue 1 Pg. 104-6 (Jul 1992) ISSN: 0090-8258 [Print] United States
• PMID: 1634128 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Adolescent
• Axilla
• Breast Neoplasms (pathology, secondary)
• Dysgerminoma (pathology, secondary)
• Female
• Humans
• Lymphatic Metastasis
• Ovarian Neoplasms (pathology)
• Pelvic Neoplasms (secondary)
• Retroperitoneal Space