Splenectomy during secondary cytoreductive surgery for epithelial ovarian cancer.
Splenic metastasis from ovarian cancer is unusual. Most splenic metastases are encountered in the setting of widespread visceral metastases. We present 6 cases of splenic metastasis of epithelial ovarian cancer. Three cases underwent a splenectomy as a part of interval debulking surgery, and the rest received a splenectomy as a surgery for recurrent disease. The splenectomies were well-tolerated in all patients and no serious morbidity or mortality resulted. Only one patient experienced a transient elevation in platelet count.
Hanprasertpong
Jitti
J
Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Saitama Medical University International Medical Centre, Comprehensive Cancer Centre, Hidaka, Saitama, Japan. hjitti@medicine.psu.ac.th
Ohishi
Rie
R
Iwasa
Norihiro
N
Nagao
Shoji
S
Okamoto
Kojun
K
Fujiwara
Keiichi
K
D018262:Adenocarcinoma, Clear Cell / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D018284:Cystadenocarcinoma, Serous / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013156:Splenectomy; D013160:Splenic Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery*; D015996:Survival Rate; D016896:Treatment Outcome