Intramammary lymph node metastasis in a patient with ovarian carcinoma and a brief review of the literature


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Demir L., Erten C., Yigit S. C., Can A., Dirican A., Bayoglu V., ...More

Wspolczesna Onkologia, vol.16, no.2, pp.108-110, 2012 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

  • Publication Type: Article / Review
  • Volume: 16 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2012
  • Doi Number: 10.5114/wo.2012.28789
  • Journal Name: Wspolczesna Onkologia
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.108-110
  • Keywords: ovarian cancer, intramammary, lymph node, metastasis
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Metastasis fromserous carcinoma of the ovary usually occurs in the subdiaphragmatic region. Metastasis to the breast and/or axillary-intramammary lymph node is very rare. It usually occurs in advanced disease, and it is important to distinguish a primary breast cancer froman ovarian cancer metastasis since the management of these two entities is totally different. Here we present a patient with metastasis to the breast and intramammary lymph nodes from ovarian serous carcinoma 25 months after diagnosis.