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Case Report
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Korean J Obstet Gynecol. 2010;53(2):189-193. Published online February 1, 2010.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5468/kjog.2010.53.2.189
- Recurrent ovarian cancer metastatic to the bone: Case report.
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Soyi Lim, Chan Yong Park, Kwang Beom Lee
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Gil Medical Center, Gachon University of Medicine & Science, Incheon, Korea. leekwbm@naver.com
- Abstract
- In patients with gynecologic malignancies, bone metastases are unusual and generally occur in a more advanced stage of the disease with extended local invasion of the primary site and/or parenchymal metastasis. In ovarian cancer, the main route of spread is intraperitoneal implantation and loco-regional invasion, whereas extraperitoneal spread usually implies advanced disease. Bone metastasis from ovarian cancer is rare and occurs in approximately 1% of primary or recurrent disease. The prognosis of cases with bone metastasis is poor. We report a patient with metastases to the sternum and a rib after prolonged treatment and a patient with recurrent ovarian cancer metastatic to the sacrum 8 months after primary treatment.
Keywords :Recurrent ovarian cancer;Bony metastasis
