Mediastinal metastasis of ovarian carcinoma.
Mediastinal metastasis of ovarian tumors are not rare as autopsy findings. Ovarian carcinomas usually spread by transcaelomic, lymphatic or haematogenous dissemination to peritoneum, pelvic and para-aortic lymph nodes, lung and pleura. A case of mediastinal metastasis of ovarian carcinoma is reported. A retrosternal mass was identified by CT scan and resected by VTC surgery.
Montero
C A
CA
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Hospital Clínic, 170 Villarroel St., 08036, Barcelona, Spain. montero@medicina.ub.es
Gimferrer
J M
JM
Baldo
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X
Ramirez
J
J
D001062:Appendectomy; D002291:Carcinoma, Papillary / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D005187:Fallopian Tubes / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D009852:Omentum / Q000601:surgery; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D010052:Ovariectomy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed