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Ginecología y obstetricia de México
Print version ISSN 0300-9041
Abstract
VALDESPINO-CASTILLO, V et al. Ovarian cancer with skin metastases. A case report and literature review. Ginecol. obstet. Méx. [online]. 2017, vol.85, n.6, pp.391-395. ISSN 0300-9041.
BACKGROUND:
80% of the cases of epithelial ovarian cancer are diagnosed in stages III and IV, locoregional recurrence is a frequent feature of this malignant neoplasm. Associated mortality is one of the most important of all malignant neoplasms in women, all over the world.
OBJECTIVE:
To document the metastasis of ovarian cancer to skin, incidence, clinical presentation, and prognosis.
CLINICAL CASE:
67-year-old patient with papillary serous carcinoma stage IIIC of ovary; Optimal surgery and four cycles of chemotherapy (carboplatin and paclitaxel) were performed, with a 21-month disease-free interval. The patient had unexplained papules and nodules on the skin of the abdomen and legs. Incisional biopsy documented relapse to the skin, with no other site of distant metastases. The patient received systemic palliative treatment.
CONCLUSIONS:
Cutaneous metastases from ovarian cancer have a pleomorphic clinical presentation and widespread distribution throughout the body, often affecting the abdominal or thoracic region; cutaneous ovarian metastases imply a limited life expectancy, despite systemic treatment.
Keywords : Skin metastases; Ovarian cancer.