Utility of ovarian biopsy in pancreatic metastasis of high-grade serous ovarian carcinoma: A case report

Nakamura,Kohei; Nakayama,Kentaro; Ishikawa,Masako; Ishikawa,Noriyoshi; Nagase,Mamiko; Katagiri,Hiroshi; Ishibashi,Tomoka; Sato,Emi; Iida,Kohji; Sultana,Razia; Kyo,Satoru

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Utility of ovarian biopsy in pancreatic metastasis of high-grade serous ovarian carcinoma: A case report

Authors:
- Kohei Nakamura
- Kentaro Nakayama
- Masako Ishikawa
- Noriyoshi Ishikawa
- Mamiko Nagase
- Hiroshi Katagiri
- Tomoka Ishibashi
- Emi Sato
- Kohji Iida
- Razia Sultana
- Satoru Kyo
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Affiliations: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, Izumo, Shimane 6938501, Japan, Department of Organ Pathology, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, Izumo, Shimane 6938501, Japan
Pages: 41-43
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Published online on: May 4, 2016

https://doi.org/10.3892/mco.2016.886
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Abstract

It is very rare that ovarian carcinoma metastasizes to the pancreas, and pathological diagnosis is required to confirm the primary site. The present study reported a 73-year-old woman with serous carcinoma of the ovary that metastasized to the tail of the pancreas. Metastasis was confirmed by pathological and immunohistochemical examination of a biopsy of the ovarian tumor, an endoscopic ultrasound‑guided fine‑needle aspiration biopsy of the pancreatic tumor and computerized tomography-guided paraaortic lymph node biopsy. A biopsy of the ovarian tumor is useful to make a precise diagnosis and to determine proper treatment when ovarian and pancreatic tumors are identified at the same time and the primary neoplasm is uncertain.

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Journals

International Journal of Molecular Medicine

International Journal of Oncology

Molecular Medicine Reports

Oncology Reports

Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine

Oncology Letters

Biomedical Reports

Molecular and Clinical Oncology

World Academy of Sciences Journal

International Journal of Functional Nutrition

International Journal of Epigenetics

Medicine International

Utility of ovarian biopsy in pancreatic metastasis of high-grade serous ovarian carcinoma: A case report

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