title: Femoral metastases from ovarian serous/endometroid adenocarcinoma.
abstract: Bony metastases from ovarian cancer are rare, tend to affect the axial skeleton and are associated with abdomino-pelvic disease. The median time interval between diagnosis of ovarian carcinoma and presentation of bony metastases is 44 months (1). We describe a rare case of high grade left ovarian serous / endometrioid adenocarcinoma presenting with a pathological right femoral fracture 4 weeks following diagnosis and optimal debulking of the ovarian tumour. Orthopaedic surgeons must be vigilant when planning treatment of fractures presenting in patients with a history of ovarian cancer.
authors: Borders General Hospital, Melrose, UK.
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authors: Beresford-Cleary
authors: Borders General Hospital, Melrose, UK.
authors: Sa
authors: S
authors: Mehdi
authors: Borders General Hospital, Melrose, UK.
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authors: Magowan