Colon carcinoma metastatic to the ovary | Zendy

Tunca Josh C. | Zendy; Starling James R. | Zendy; Hafez Gholam R. | Zendy; Buchler Dolores A. | Zendy

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Colon carcinoma metastatic to the ovary

Author(s) -

Tunca Josh C.,

Starling James R.,

Hafez Gholam R.,

Buchler Dolores A.

Publication year - 1983

Publication title -

journal of surgical oncology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.201

H-Index - 111

eISSN - 1096-9098

pISSN - 0022-4790

DOI - 10.1002/jso.2930230411

Subject(s) - medicine , barium enema , colonoscopy , ovarian carcinoma , colectomy , ovary , carcinoma , metastatic carcinoma , colon carcinoma , oophorectomy , colorectal cancer , surgery , oncology , hysterectomy , ovarian cancer , cancer

We reviewed 17 patients with colon carcinoma metastatic to the ovary seen from 1970–1980. This represents 2.5% of the total malignant ovarian neoplasms seen during this time period. In 3/17 patients, exploratory celiotomy was performed without preoperative barium enema, stool for occult blood, or colonoscopy. These patients subsequently were found to have a primary colon carcinoma. Colectomy was performed in 8/17 of our patients without prophylactic oophorectomy. All of these patients subsequently developed metastatic ovarian carcinoma. Long‐term survival in our series was dismal. We recommend (1) a compulsary colon examination to include colonoscopy prior to surgery for ovarian masses, and (2) prophylactic bilateral salphingo‐oophorectomy at the time of colectomy for colon carcinoma.

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