Open AccessAn Unlikely Route: Metastatic Ovarian Malignancy within the Duodenum
Author(s) -
Sindhura Kolli,
Simcha Weissman,
Saad Saleem,
Owen Chan,
Maria R. Ver,
Richard Inae,
Mel A. Ona
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
gastrointestinal tumors
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2296-3766
pISSN - 2296-3774
DOI - 10.1159/000502094
Subject(s) - duodenum , malignancy , medicine , ovarian cancer , abdominal pain , metastasis , ovary , disease , adenocarcinoma , differential diagnosis , serous fluid , general surgery , cancer , pathology
The small bowel is an uncommon site for cancer metastasis. Despite this, cases have reported the duodenum as a metastatic site from local organs. However, duodenal involvement from more distant organs, such as the ovaries, has rarely been reported. Herein, we present a case of a 68-year-old female who developed duodenal metastatic disease from a primary ovarian serous adenocarcinoma. The goal of this report is to encourage clinicians to keep a broad differential in patients complaining of abdominal pain, especially in those with a history of primary ovarian malignancy.