Life-threatening tracheal metastasis complicating ovarian cancer--a case report.
BACKGROUND
Tracheal metastasis is a rare manifestation of recurrent ovarian cancer.


METHODS
We describe tracheal metastasis causing increasing respiratory distress in a patient with progressive stage IIIc undifferentiated serous-papillary cancer involving the peritoneum and pleura and the retroperitoneal, diaphragmatic, parahilar, mediastinal, pretracheal, paratracheal, and supraclavicular lymph nodes. The situation necessitated rapid endoscopic laser ablation.


CONCLUSIONS
Malignant tracheal obstruction should be considered in the differential diagnosis of patients with advanced ovarian cancer and respiratory distress.
Petru
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Graz, Graz, A-8036, Austria.
Friedrich
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G
Pickel
H
H
Lax
S
S
Beham
A
A
D000328:Adult; D018283:Cystadenocarcinoma, Papillary / Q000556:secondary*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D014134:Tracheal Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*