title: Involvement of the spleen in ovarian adenosquamous carcinoma.
abstract: Classification of ovarian tumors according to FIGO does not take into account involvement of spleen. A patient who appears to be the first reported case of widespread carcinoma of the ovary with involvement of the splenic parenchyma is presented.
authors: Department of Pathology, Soroka Medical Center and Faculty of Health Sciences Ben Gurion University, Beer Sheva, Israel.
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Glezerman
authors: I
authors: I
authors: Yanai-Inbar
authors: I
authors: I
authors: Charuzi
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Katz
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Glasner
authors: B
authors: B
authors: Piura
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D009852:Omentum / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010053:Ovary / Q000473:pathology; D013154:Spleen / Q000473:pathology; D013156:Splenectomy; D013160:Splenic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D014599:Uterus / Q000473:pathology