title: Splenectomy during secondary cytoreductive surgery for epithelial ovarian cancer.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Saitama Medical University International Medical Centre, Comprehensive Cancer Centre, Hidaka, Saitama, Japan. hjitti@medicine.psu.ac.th
authors.forename: Jitti
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hanprasertpong
authors.forename: Rie
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ohishi
authors.forename: Norihiro
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Iwasa
authors.forename: Shoji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nagao
authors.forename: Kojun
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Okamoto
authors.forename: Keiichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fujiwara
mesh_terms: 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