Mediastinal metastasis of ovarian carcinoma

C A Montero; J M Gimferrer; X Baldo; J Ramirez

doi:10.1016/s0301-2115(99)00275-4

Mediastinal metastasis of ovarian carcinoma

Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2000 Aug;91(2):199-200. doi: 10.1016/s0301-2115(99)00275-4.

Authors

C A Montero¹, J M Gimferrer, X Baldo, J Ramirez

Affiliation

¹ Department of Thoracic Surgery, Hospital Clínic, 170 Villarroel St., 08036, Barcelona, Spain. montero@medicina.ub.es

PMID: 10869796
DOI: 10.1016/s0301-2115(99)00275-4

Abstract

Mediastinal metastasis of ovarian tumors are not rare as autopsy findings. Ovarian carcinomas usually spread by transcaelomic, lymphatic or haematogenous dissemination to peritoneum, pelvic and para-aortic lymph nodes, lung and pleura. A case of mediastinal metastasis of ovarian carcinoma is reported. A retrosternal mass was identified by CT scan and resected by VTC surgery.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Appendectomy
Carcinoma, Papillary / pathology
Carcinoma, Papillary / secondary*
Fallopian Tubes / surgery
Female
Humans
Hysterectomy
Mediastinal Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
Mediastinal Neoplasms / secondary*
Mediastinal Neoplasms / surgery
Middle Aged
Omentum / surgery
Ovarian Neoplasms* / diagnostic imaging
Ovarian Neoplasms* / surgery
Ovariectomy
Tomography, X-Ray Computed