title: Solitary splenic recurrence of ovarian cancer: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: We report a rare case of solitary recurrence of ovarian cancer in the spleen which developed 4 years after initial treatment. Only six cases have been reported in the literature and all were serous carcinoma. Our patient had a splenectomy without any complications but developed a liver metastasis 10 months after splenectomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ushijima
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nishida
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Okura
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sugiyama
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Komai
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ohbuchi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Okuda
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yakushiji
mesh_terms: D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D018284:Cystadenocarcinoma, Serous / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D012008:Recurrence; D013156:Splenectomy; D013160:Splenic Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery