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

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...

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Published in:	Archives of gynecology and obstetrics Vol. 263; no. 1-2; pp. 79 - 81
Main Authors:	Ushijima, K, Nishida, T, Okura, N, Sugiyama, T, Komai, K, Tanaka, H, Ohbuchi, M, Okuda, K, Tanaka, M, Yakushiji, M
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Germany Springer Nature B.V 01-11-1999
Subjects:	Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols - therapeutic use Case reports Combined Modality Therapy Cystadenocarcinoma, Serous - pathology Cystadenocarcinoma, Serous - therapy Female Humans Middle Aged Ovarian cancer Ovarian Neoplasms - pathology Ovarian Neoplasms - therapy Recurrence Splenectomy Splenic Neoplasms - secondary Splenic Neoplasms - surgery
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Summary:	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.
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ISSN:	0932-0067 1432-0711
DOI:	10.1007/s004040050268