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Assessment of Ovarian Cancer Spheroid Attachment and Invasion of Mesothelial Cells in Real Time
Published on: May 20, 2014
Spleen involvement in women with ovarian cancer
G Cormio1, V Loizzi, C Carriero
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Gynecologic Oncology Unit, University of Bari, Bari, Italy.
Abstract:
The aim of this study was to determine the prognostic factors of spleen metastases in ovarian cancer. A retrospective chart review was conducted and ten patients with spleen metastases were evaluated. Eight were Stage III, one Stage I and one Stage IV. One patient had a spleen metastasis at the time of ovarian cancer diagnosis, whereas, the remaining patients 23.4+12 months after ovarian cancer diagnosis. Spleen involvement is a late complication that rarely occurs in ovarian cancer and confers a poor prognosis. The interval time between ovarian cancer diagnosis and appereance of spleen involvement is the most important prognostic factor.
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