EXPERIMENTAL AND THERAPEUTIC MEDICINE 7: 982-986, 2014

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Splenic metastasis of ovarian clear cell adenocarcinoma: A case report and review of the literature MEILING LV1, YUYAO LI1, CHANGQIN LUO1, PEIJUN LIU2 and JIN YANG1 1

Department of Clinical Oncology and 2Clinical and Translational Science Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University College of Medicine, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710061, P.R. China Received September 2, 2013; Accepted January 17, 2014 DOI: 10.3892/etm.2014.1500

Abstract. Splenic metastasis of ovarian cancer appears to be more common in serous cystadenocarcinomas. Splenic metastasis usually occurs postoperatively and simultaneously with dissemination to the greater omentum and pelvic cavity. Compared with other ovarian cancer subtypes, ovarian clear cell adenocarcinoma (OCCA) is rare, accounting for

Splenic metastasis of ovarian clear cell adenocarcinoma: A case report and review of the literature.

Splenic metastasis of ovarian cancer appears to be more common in serous cystadenocarcinomas. Splenic metastasis usually occurs postoperatively and si...
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