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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) | ||
}} | }} | ||
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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