Difference between revisions of "Ovarian metastasis"

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| Caption    = Ovary with a metastasis from breast carcinoma. [[H&E stain]].
| Caption    = Ovary with a metastasis from breast carcinoma. [[H&E stain]].
| Synonyms  =
| Synonyms  =
| Micro      =
| Micro      = predominantly surface involvement and nodular (especially at low power), +/-signet ring cells (suggestive of GI or breast primary), [[lymphovascular invasion]]
| Subtypes  =
| Subtypes  =
| LMDDx      = ovarian primary tumours - esp. [[ovarian mucinous carcinoma]], [[serous carcinoma of the ovary]], [[endometrioid carcinoma of the ovary]]
| LMDDx      = ovarian primary tumours - esp. [[ovarian mucinous carcinoma]], [[serous carcinoma of the ovary]], [[endometrioid carcinoma of the ovary]]
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| Other      =
| Other      =
| ClinDDx    = ovarian primary
| ClinDDx    = ovarian primary
| Tx        =
| Tx        = dependent on primary - often chemotherapy and radiation, occasionally de-bulking (surgery)
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An '''ovarian metastasis''' (also '''ovary with metastatic disease''' and '''metastatic ovarian disease''') is [[cancer]] in the [[ovary]] that arose elsewhere and spread to the ovary.
An '''ovarian metastasis''' (also '''ovary with metastatic disease''' and '''metastatic ovarian disease''') is [[cancer]] in the [[ovary]] that arose elsewhere and spread to the ovary.
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