Metastatic ovarian tumor

Metastatic ovarian carcinoid tumor.

Case report The patient was a multiparous, unmarried female, age 66 years. She presented with a history of sudden onset of varicose veins some months previously, followed by oedema of the ankles for 6 weeks. Eight years previously she was investigated extensively for post-menopausal vaginal bleeding, no cause being found at that time. At the same time a duodenal ulcer was discovered, and treate...

A Metastatic Gastric Tumor from Ovarian Cancer

Gastric metastasis from ovarian cancer has rarely been reported. We herein report the case of a 64-year-old woman with gastric metastasis from ovarian cancer that was diagnosed as surgical stage IA. Diagnostic and staging laparotomy showed mucinous carcinoma of the right ovary. At one month after surgery, bone metastasis was detected via scintigraphy. On esophagogastroduodenoscopy, a 10-mm elev...

Bilateral spontaneous pneumothoraces caused by metastatic ovarian granulosa cell tumor.

A case is presented of a woman with bilateral spontaneous pneumothorax and pulmonary metastases originating from an ovarian granulosa cell tumor. It is the first known case report of an association between these two entities described in the English literature.

A Metastatic Ovarian Tumor Mimicking Pregnancy Luteoma Found during Puerperium

A 28-year-old puerperant with fever came to our hospital. Her last delivery was uneventful. Her laboratory data was normal except for anemia (red blood cell count was 3.41 × 106/μl) and elevated serum C-reactive protein (7.23 mg/dl). CA19-9, CA125, and carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) were negative. She had no family history indicating hereditary cancer syndrome. Ultrasound revealed a right adnex...

Types of Ovarian Cancer: Germ Cell Tumor (GCT), Dysgerminoma, Metastatic Ovarian Cancer and more