title: [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.affiliation: Service de Gynécologie-Obstétrique, Centre Hospitalier Général de Montmorency.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Cleophax
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pujade-Lauraine
mesh_terms: D015295:Antigens, Tumor-Associated, Carbohydrate / Q000032:analysis; D002985:Clinical Protocols / Q000592:standards; D003536:Cystadenocarcinoma / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D013160:Splenic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000556:secondary; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D015295:Antigens, Tumor-Associated, Carbohydrate
vernacular_title: Métastases spléniques isolées d'un cancer de l'ovaire.