[A rare metastasis of small bowel carcinoma: ovarian tumour]

Small bowel carcinoma is rare and difficult to detect, due to its generally vague symptoms. Unfortunately, the diagnosis is usually late and patients often present with distant metastases. After the lung and the liver, the ovaries are the third most frequent sites of metastases in females with gastrointestinal cancer. Occasionally, histological examination of the ovaries reveals a metastasis from the gastrointestinal tract, while the primary tumour remains completely asymptomatic. Primary gastrointestinal malignancy should also be considered in the preoperative work-up of ovarian tumours.