title: Solitary splenic metastasis of ovarian carcinoma: report of two cases.
abstract: Capsular splenic metastasis from ovarian cancer, which is associated with peritoneal spread, is not uncommon. Conversely, solitary involvement of the splenic parenchymal is unusual, and secondary debulking may improve the prognosis if there is no sign of residual disease. Thus, splenectomy is indicated for this type of isolated splenic metastasis. We report two cases of successful splenectomy for solitary splenic metastasis of ovarian carcinoma and review the relevant literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Via Alvaro del Portillo 200, 00128, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Rossana
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Alloni
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Garberini
authors.forename: Damiano
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Caputo
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Coppola
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D018270:Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast / Q000601:surgery; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D016609:Neoplasms, Second Primary / Q000601:surgery; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D013156:Splenectomy / Q000379:methods; D013160:Splenic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed