Hepatic resection of metastatic tumor from serous cystadenocarcinoma of the ovary

J Korean Med Sci. 2002 Jun;17(3):415-8. doi: 10.3346/jkms.2002.17.3.415.

Abstract

Metastatic carcinomas are the largest group of malignant tumors of the liver. But parenchymal liver metastasis from cystic ovarian adenocarcinoma is very rare. We report a case in which the resection of metastatic liver neoplasm from ovarian serous cystadenocarcinoma was done 7 yr after initial treatment. A 48-yr-old oriental housewife complained of easy fatigability and right lower quadrant discomfort. The hepatic mass was detected by ultrasonographic examination. Serum albumin, bilirubin, and aspartate aminotransferase/alanine aminotransferase were normal. Alkaline phosphatase level was slightly increased at 146 IU/L. A tumor marker study showed alpha-fetoprotein 0.97 IU/mL, carcinoembryonic antigen 0.965 ng/mL, cancer antigen 125 1,267 ng/mL and CA 19-9 106.1 ng/mL. The operation involved cholecystectomy and segmentectomy VI and VII of the liver. The patient recovered from the surgery without any complication. On the 10th postoperative day, the patient received a single-regimen chemotherapy with paclitaxel (Taxol, 155 mg/m(2) BSA) and was discharged. She has been carefully followed-up without any evidence of recurrence after completion of the remaining 5 cycles of chemo-therapy, at intervals of three weeks.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Cystadenocarcinoma, Serous / secondary*
  • Cystadenocarcinoma, Serous / surgery*
  • Female
  • Hepatectomy
  • Humans
  • Liver Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Liver Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Middle Aged
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed