Ovarian cancer mimicking recurrence at colorectal anastomosis: report of a case.
Reardon, C M Kavanagh, E G Sabah, M Kirwan, W O
Reardon, C M
Kavanagh, E G
Sabah, M
Kirwan, W O
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2012-02-03T15:14:17Z
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Adenocarcinoma/*diagnosis/pathology/*surgery
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Colorectal Neoplasms/*diagnosis/pathology/*surgery
Female
Humans
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local/*diagnosis
Neoplasms, Second Primary/*diagnosis/pathology
Ovarian Neoplasms/*diagnosis/pathology/prevention & control
Ovariectomy
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Colorectal Neoplasms/*diagnosis/pathology/*surgery
Female
Humans
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local/*diagnosis
Neoplasms, Second Primary/*diagnosis/pathology
Ovarian Neoplasms/*diagnosis/pathology/prevention & control
Ovariectomy
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PURPOSE: The aim of this article is to emphasize the increased risk of developing metachronous ovarian tumors after resection of rectal cancer. METHOD AND RESULTS: We report the case of a postmenopausal female patient who, five years after anterior resection, developed a primary ovarian malignancy that invaded a rectal anastomosis and in so doing mimicked a recurrence of a Dukes A rectal cancer. To our knowledge, such an occurrence has not been described previously in the literature. CONCLUSION: This case illustrates the possible benefits of routine prophylactic oophorectomy at the time of colorectal cancer resection.
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eng
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0012-3706 (Print)
0012-3706 (Linking)
0012-3706 (Linking)
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9788396