Solitary splenic metastasis of ovarian carcinoma: report of two cases

Rossana Alloni; Andrea Garberini; Damiano Caputo; Roberto Coppola

doi:10.1007/s00595-007-3747-6

Solitary splenic metastasis of ovarian carcinoma: report of two cases

Surg Today. 2008;38(12):1144-7. doi: 10.1007/s00595-007-3747-6. Epub 2008 Nov 28.

Authors

Rossana Alloni¹, Andrea Garberini, Damiano Caputo, Roberto Coppola

Affiliation

¹ Department of General Surgery, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Via Alvaro del Portillo 200, 00128, Rome, Italy.

PMID: 19039644
DOI: 10.1007/s00595-007-3747-6

Abstract

Capsular splenic metastasis from ovarian cancer, which is associated with peritoneal spread, is not uncommon. Conversely, solitary involvement of the splenic parenchymal is unusual, and secondary debulking may improve the prognosis if there is no sign of residual disease. Thus, splenectomy is indicated for this type of isolated splenic metastasis. We report two cases of successful splenectomy for solitary splenic metastasis of ovarian carcinoma and review the relevant literature.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Adenocarcinoma / diagnosis
Adenocarcinoma / secondary*
Adenocarcinoma / surgery*
Breast Neoplasms / surgery
Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast / surgery
Chemotherapy, Adjuvant
Female
Humans
Laparoscopy
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Middle Aged
Neoplasms, Second Primary / surgery
Ovarian Neoplasms / drug therapy
Ovarian Neoplasms / pathology*
Ovarian Neoplasms / surgery
Positron-Emission Tomography
Splenectomy* / methods
Splenic Neoplasms / diagnosis
Splenic Neoplasms / secondary*
Splenic Neoplasms / surgery*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed