RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Laparoscopic splenectomy for isolated parenchymal splenic metastasis of ovarian cancer
JF International Journal of Gynecologic Cancer
JO Int J Gynecol Cancer
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP 1933
OP 1935
DO 10.1136/ijgc-00009577-200609000-00032
VO 16
IS 5
A1 Z. K. Otrock
A1 M. A. Seoud
A1 M. J. Khalifeh
A1 J. A. Makarem
A1 A. I. Shamseddine
YR 2006
UL http://ijgc.bmj.com/content/16/5/1933.abstract
AB Metastatic carcinoma of the spleen occurs in a setting of widespread malignant disease. Solitary parenchymal splenic metastasis of ovarian carcinoma is rare. We report a case of a 59-year-old woman who presented with an elevated serum CA125 level due to a solitary splenic metastasis after a long disease-free period. She was treated with laparoscopic splenectomy followed by chemotherapy. The literature contains 16 cases of solitary parenchymal splenic metastasis of ovarian carcinoma. Our case is the third case that was treated with laparoscopic splenectomy. We review the literature, and we focus on the laparoscopic approach in managing these cases.