Late metastases of ovarian carcinoma. A case report.
In cases of ovarian carcinoma distant metastases are rarely discovered before local spread has become evident. This article reports an unusual case in which renal metastases appeared 9 years after the initial diagnosis of epithelial ovarian carcinoma. A discussion of the histological features of the tumour and the spread of ovarian carcinoma is included.
D000328:Adult; D003536:Cystadenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D013997:Time Factors