title: Solitary metastatic ovarian carcinoma of the spleen: a case report.
abstract: Carcinomatous metastatic involvement of the spleen usually indicates a widespread malignant disease. Solitary metastatic lesions in the spleen are exceedingly rare. The literature contains fewer than 16 cases. In this paper we report a case of a solitary metastatic lesion of the spleen arising from a serous cystadenocarcinoma of the ovary 5 years after the initial operation. A splenectomy was performed followed by smooth postoperative course.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tottori University School of Medicine, Yonago, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Minagawa
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kanamori
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ishihara
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Morishita
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kigawa
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Maeda
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Saito
mesh_terms: D015250:Aclarubicin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D000368:Aged; D015295:Antigens, Tumor-Associated, Carbohydrate / Q000097:blood; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001761:Bleomycin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D017663:Peplomycin; D013156:Splenectomy; D013160:Splenic Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D015295:Antigens, Tumor-Associated, Carbohydrate; D001761:Bleomycin; D017663:Peplomycin; D015250:Aclarubicin; D002945:Cisplatin