Bilateral ovarian metastases: An uncommon manifestation of pancreatic cancer
- Author:
Pei Yee ONN
1
;
Norwani BASIR
1
;
Pemasari Upali TELISINGHE
2
;
Faisal SHARIF
3
;
Vui Heng CHONG
1
Author Information
1. Department of Medicine, RIPAS Hospital, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam
2. Department of Pathology, RIPAS Hospital, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam
3. 3 Department of Radiology, RIPAS Hospital, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- Keywords:
Pancreatic adenocarcinoma;
ovarian tumours;
Krukenberg tumours
- From:
Brunei International Medical Journal
2013;9(1):40-43
- CountryBrunei Darussalam
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Ovarian cancer is the second most common cancer in women and up to a fifth of all ovarian tumours
are metastatic in origin. Among these metastatic tumors, the most common primaries are the gastroin-
testinal tract and breast. We report the case of a 66-year-old lady who presented with recent onset
vague lower abdominal pain and distension who on evaluation was diagnosed to have bilateral ovarian
metastases from a pancreatic primary. This case highlights the importance of considering metastasis
and to include a pancreatic primary in the differential diagnosis of patients with bilateral ovarian tu-
mours.
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