[Isolated splenic metastases of cancer of the ovary].

Abstract

The authors present a case history of a patient whose most recent relapse occurred 7 years after the initial laparotomy carried out for bilateral ovarian stage III cystadenocarcinoma diagnosed by biological follow-up (CA 125) which occurred because of isolated splenic metastases which were identified thanks to ultrasound examination. The literature, which has been searched fails to show a clinical description of a case with metastases localised just to this site. We propose an explanation of the mechanism and an analysis of the methods of follow-up that can be carried out showing that it is useful to use CA 125 as a checK on epithelial tumours of the ovary.

• Authors: J P Cleophax, E Pujade-Lauraine
• Journal: Journal de gynecologie, obstetrique et biologie de la reproduction (J Gynecol Obstet Biol Reprod (Paris)) Vol. 19 Issue 8 Pg. 995-8 ( 1990) ISSN: 0368-2315 [Print] France
• Vernacular Title: Métastases spléniques isolées d'un cancer de l'ovaire.
• PMID: 2081877 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Antigens, Tumor-Associated, Carbohydrate

Topics

• Antigens, Tumor-Associated, Carbohydrate (analysis)
• Clinical Protocols (standards)
• Cystadenocarcinoma (blood, complications, pathology)
• Female
• Humans
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging
• Middle Aged
• Neoplasm Staging
• Ovarian Neoplasms (blood, complications, pathology)
• Splenic Neoplasms (diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, secondary)
• Ultrasonography