[Cutaneous metastases from epithelial ovarian cancer]

Cutaneous involvement is a rare presentation of ovarian cancer. There are only a few such case reports in the literature, most of them in surgical scars or subcutaneous nodules. This is a rare case of a patient presenting with skin metastases originating from primary ovarian carcinoma, which appeared 8 months following a disease-free interval. Based on this case report and a review of the literature, it is concluded that cutaneous involvement in ovarian cancer is a poor prognostic sign. Life expectancy of these patients is only a few months from the time of diagnosis of skin metastases. Thus, one should consider merely a palliative approach in these cases.