A rare case of high-grade serous ovarian epithelial carcinoma presenting as an isolated cystic mediastinal mass: a case report and brief review of the literature.
A 70-year-old woman presented with a 2-year history of increasing breathlessness. Computed tomography (CT) of the chest confirmed a well-defined cystic lesion abutting the mediastinum in the right hemi thorax measuring 8 x 6 cm. She underwent a right thoracotomy to excise the cystic lesion. Biopsies for histology demonstrated metastatic serous ovarian epithelial carcinoma. We report a very unusual primary presentation of ovarian epithelial carcinoma as a single cystic mediastinal mass. We also include a brief review of the literature.
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Guy's Hospital, London, UK. marco.scarci@mac.com
Marco
M
Scarci
Rizwan
R
Attia
Tom
T
Routledge
Juliet
J
King
D000368:Aged; D001994:Bronchogenic Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis; D018284:Cystadenocarcinoma, Serous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008476:Mediastinal Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary*; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*