Peritonitis following rupture of metastatic malignant melanoma of the ovary

Metastatic cancer to the ovary is not a rare entity although sometimes the site of origin may remain undetected. Ovarian metastasis in patients dying of malignant melanoma is not uncommon in autopsy findings, but the clinical manifestation of this condition is extremely rare. In this report we prese...

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Published inGynecologic oncology Vol. 5; no. 3; pp. 305 - 307
Main Authors Silveira, Eduardo, Palhares, Fortunato A.Badan, de Oliveira Filho, Juvenal Antunes, Alberti, Osvaldo, Alberti, Vânia Nosé, Silveira, Maria Isabel G.S.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Elsevier Inc 01.09.1977
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Adult
Female
Humans
Melanoma - complications
Melanoma - pathology
Neoplasm Metastasis
Ovarian Neoplasms - complications
Ovarian Neoplasms - pathology
Peritonitis - etiology
Rupture, Spontaneous
Skin Neoplasms - complications
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Summary:Metastatic cancer to the ovary is not a rare entity although sometimes the site of origin may remain undetected. Ovarian metastasis in patients dying of malignant melanoma is not uncommon in autopsy findings, but the clinical manifestation of this condition is extremely rare. In this report we present a case of malignant melanoma of the skin metastatic to the ovary leading to a clinical picture of peritonitis.
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ISSN:0090-8258
1095-6859
DOI:10.1016/0090-8258(77)90039-7