title: [Resection of ovarian metastasis of colon cancer to improve quality of life].
abstract: A 52-year-old woman with multiple liver metastasis of cecal cancer underwent laparoscopic right hemi-colectomy in September 2010. One year of postoperative chemotherapy for liver metastasis achieved good control, but both ovaries enlarged because of metastasis and caused abdominal distension. In order to improve quality of life, we performed ovarian tumor resection in December 2011. After surgery, she was free from abdominal symptoms and continued to receive chemotherapy. We believe that surgical resection is indicated for ovarian metastasis of colorectal cancer with severe abdominal symptoms, even when metastases are present in other organs.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Surgery, Suita Municipal Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: Ryo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kato
authors.forename: Kohei
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Murata
authors.forename: Shu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Okamura
authors.forename: Yuma
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wada
authors.forename: Shunichiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Makino
authors.forename: Takahiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nishigaki
authors.forename: Yoshiyuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Owada
authors.forename: Masahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Murakami
authors.forename: Kazuyuki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Okada
authors.forename: Chikara
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ebisui
authors.forename: Hideoki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yokouchi
authors.forename: Masakatsu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kinuta
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery*; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002430:Cecal Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000556:secondary; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery*; D011788:Quality of Life