Splenic metastases of ovarian carcinoma

A patient with ovarian carcinoma and splenic metastasis who underwent cytoreductive surgery is described. Since the patient had liver cirrhosis the authors hypothesize that the hepatic problem could have been a risk factor for splenic metastasis.

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Published inMinerva chirurgica Vol. 48; no. 18; p. 1031
Main Authors Catona, A, Pavesi, L, Gossenberg, M, Da Prada, G A, Mussini, G, Pedrazzoli, P
Format Journal Article
LanguageItalian
Published Italy 30.09.1993
Subjects
Adenocarcinoma - pathology
Adenocarcinoma - surgery
Colonic Neoplasms - pathology
Colonic Neoplasms - secondary
Colonic Neoplasms - surgery
Female
Hepatitis, Chronic - pathology
Humans
Liver Cirrhosis - pathology
Middle Aged
Neoplasm Invasiveness
Ovarian Neoplasms - pathology
Ovarian Neoplasms - surgery
Splenic Neoplasms - pathology
Splenic Neoplasms - secondary
Splenic Neoplasms - surgery
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Summary:A patient with ovarian carcinoma and splenic metastasis who underwent cytoreductive surgery is described. Since the patient had liver cirrhosis the authors hypothesize that the hepatic problem could have been a risk factor for splenic metastasis.
ISSN:0026-4733