Axillary lymph node metastasis in ovarian carcinoma: Two case reports and review of literature

Ram Eitan; Daliah Tsoref; Gad Sabah; Lina Salman

doi:10.1016/j.gore.2017.11.005

Axillary lymph node metastasis in ovarian carcinoma: Two case reports and review of literature

Gynecol Oncol Rep. 2017 Nov 14:22:94-96. doi: 10.1016/j.gore.2017.11.005. eCollection 2017 Nov.

Authors

Ram Eitan^{1

2}, Daliah Tsoref^{1

2}, Gad Sabah^{1

2}, Lina Salman^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Gynecologic Oncology Division, Helen Schneider Hospital for Women, Rabin Medical Center, Petach-Tikva, Israel.
² Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.

Abstract

•Extra-peritoneal metastasis is uncommon in epithelial ovarian carcinoma.•Metastasis of epithelial ovarian carcinoma to axillary lymph node is rare.•Lymphatic drainage system can explain the rout of this distant metastasis.•Tissue diagnosis is the mainstay in identifying the origin of axillary metastasis.

Keywords: Axillary lymph node metastasis; Distant metastasis; Ovarian carcinoma.

Publication types

Case Reports