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In vitro Mesothelial Clearance Assay that Models the Early Steps of Ovarian Cancer Metastasis
Published on: February 17, 2012
Squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix simulating an advanced malignancy of the ovaries
K A Obisesan1, A A Adeyemo, A O Fawole
1Department of Obstetrics and Gyanecology, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria.
Abstract:
A 40-year-old woman was diagnosed as having stage II squamous cell cervical carcinoma and managed with radiotherapy. Three months after treatment, she presented with features suggestive of an advanced ovarian tumour including gross abdominal swelling, bilateral ovarian tumours, multiple tumour seedlings in the abdominal cavity and ascites. There was also pleural effusion. Operative findings revealed widespread intra-abdominal metastases whose histology, contrary to expectations, showed squamous cell carcinoma of cervical origin. Distant metastases from squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix are rare. A high index of suspicion is necessary to detect this unusual mode of presentation.
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