Open AccessLocation of recurrent asymptomatic ovarian cancer through endoscopic ultrasound
Author(s) -
Joaquim Carvalho,
Beatriz Formighieri,
Sheila S. Filippi,
Lucio G. Rossini
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
endoscopic ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.883
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 2303-9027
pISSN - 2226-7190
DOI - 10.4103/2303-9027.151353
Subject(s) - medicine , asymptomatic , ovarian cancer , endoscopic ultrasound , radiology , ultrasound , disease , cancer
Ovarian cancer is frequent and recurrence happens in about 75% of patients. As it presents high rates of relapse, the exams for this diagnosis are widely discussed. Beside this, there have been discussions about benefits for early anatomic diagnosis and whether endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) can be used to track the relapse of the disease. We present a case, in which anatomic location and histological definition of an asymptomatic recurrence of the ovarian cancer was misdiagnosed with conventional methods, but was possible through EUS.