Adenocarcinoma of the small intestine mistaken as a primary ovarian cancer.
A case of primary adenocarcinoma of the small intestine metastazing to the ovary is described. The patient was erroneously thought to suffer from a primary ovarian malignancy. To avoid unnessessary surgery, severe gastrointestinal symptoms in a patient thought to have an ovarian cancer should warn the surgeon against a possible gastrointestinal cancer.
Andresen
D M
DM
Department of Gynecology & Obstetrics, Herning Central Hospital, Denmark.
Pedersen
F H
FH
Rasmussen
K L
KL
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007078:Ileal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*