An isolated abdominal wall metastasis of ovarian carcinoma ten years after primary surgery.
This report describes the case of a woman with early stage ovarian carcinoma who developed an isolated metastasis in the anterior abdominal wall following an apparent disease-free interval of ten years. The management of the case is discussed and important factors are highlighted. Comparison is also made to the phenomenon of port-site recurrence following laparoscopy in cases of ovarian carcinoma.
Haughney
R V
RV
Department of Surgery, Christie Hospital, Withington, Manchester, UK.
Slade
R J
RJ
Brain
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D000009:Abdominal Muscles; D018269:Carcinoma, Endometrioid / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D002921:Cicatrix; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery