Open AccessSkin Metastasis from Malignant Ovarian Tumor - A Rare Entity
Author(s) -
Ts Chowdhury,
Umme Ruman,
TA Chowdhury
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of bangladesh college of physicians and surgeons/journal of bangladesh college of physicians and surgeons
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2309-6365
pISSN - 1015-0870
DOI - 10.3329/jbcps.v33i1.28002
Subject(s) - medicine , laparotomy , malignancy , metastasis , serous fluid , ovarian cancer , histopathology , ovary , pathology , ovarian cyst , ovarian carcinoma , lesion , cyst , cancer , radiology
Skin metastasis from malignant ovarian carcinoma is rare and seen in only 3% of patients. Hence, we report a case of ovarian cancer with scar metastasis. The patient, a 31 year old woman presented with two skin nodules in the previous laparotomy scar which revealed metastatic papillary serous cyst adenocarcinoma on histopathology. So, it should be considered that ovarian malignancy is not always confined to pelvis and may present with associated skin lesion.J Bangladesh Coll Phys Surg 2015; 33(1): 41-43