Solitary splenic metastasis from ovarian cancer successfully treated by hand-assisted laparoscopic splenectomy: report of a case

Solitary splenic metastasis is an extremely rare phenomenon for which splenectomy is generally indicated because a good prognosis can be achieved if chemotherapy is given postoperatively. We report herein a case of solitary splenic metastasis from ovarian cancer, which was completely removed by hand...

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Published inSurgery today (Tokyo, Japan) Vol. 32; no. 8; pp. 750 - 752
Main Authors Yano, Hiroshi, Iwazawa, Takashi, Kinuta, Masakatsu, Nakano, Yoshiaki, Tono, Takeshi, Matsui, Shigeo, Kanoh, Toshiyuki, Monden, Takushi
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Japan 01.08.2002
Subjects
Adult
Cystadenocarcinoma, Papillary - diagnostic imaging
Cystadenocarcinoma, Papillary - secondary
Cystadenocarcinoma, Papillary - surgery
Female
Humans
Laparoscopy - methods
Ovarian Neoplasms - pathology
Splenectomy - methods
Splenic Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
Splenic Neoplasms - secondary
Splenic Neoplasms - surgery
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:Solitary splenic metastasis is an extremely rare phenomenon for which splenectomy is generally indicated because a good prognosis can be achieved if chemotherapy is given postoperatively. We report herein a case of solitary splenic metastasis from ovarian cancer, which was completely removed by hand-assisted laparoscopic surgery.
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ISSN:0941-1291
1436-2813
DOI:10.1007/s005950200142