Primary Epithelial Ovarian Carcinoma with Gastric Metastasis Mimic Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor.
- Author:
Woo Dae KANG
1
;
Cheol Hong KIM
;
Moon Kyoung CHO
;
Jong Woon KIM
;
Ji Shin LEE
;
Seong Yeob RYU
;
Yoon Ha KIM
;
Ho Sun CHOI
;
Seok Mo KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea. seokmo2001@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Gastric metastasis;
Gastrointestinal stromal tumors;
Ovarian carcinoma
- MeSH:
Female;
Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors;
Humans;
Hydrazines;
Neoplasm Metastasis;
Pyloric Antrum;
Stomach;
Ulcer
- From:Cancer Research and Treatment
2008;40(2):93-96
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Epithelial ovarian carcinoma rarely metastasizes to the parenchyma of the stomach. A 55-years-old woman presented with epigastric pain and a feeling of fullness for one month. A subsequent contrast-enhanced CT scan demonstrated a 4.5 x 4 cm submucosal mass with focal ulceration in the gastric antrum, and this finding was suggestive of GIST. After gastric antrectomy, the final pathology showed metastatic gastric tumor from a primary ovarian serous carcinoma. Because epithelial ovarian carcinoma is usually spread along the peritoneal surface, stomach involvement is rare. Furthermore, transmural gastric metastasis is very rare in a patient with primary ovarian carcinoma. Until now, there has been no reported case of stomach involvement at presentation in a patient with primary ovarian carcinoma. We present here a case of ovarian carcinoma with gastric metastasis that mimicked GIST.
