Case Report
Volume: 6 | Issue: 6 | Published: Oct 10, 2022 | Pages: 102 - 106 | DOI: 10.24911/ejmcr/173-1650315521
Appendiceal metastasis in ovarian carcinoma-a case report
Authors: Tooba Anjum , Muhammad Mehraiz Khan , Misha Imtiaz , Usman Ismail , Taha Ahmed Tarin
Article Info
Authors
Tooba Anjum
Post Graduate Trainee, Radiology Department, INMOL Cancer Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan
Muhammad Mehraiz Khan
Post Graduate Trainee, Radiology Department, INMOL Cancer Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan
Misha Imtiaz
Naeem Surgical Hospital and Maternity Complex, Lahore, Pakistan
Usman Ismail
Mayo Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan
Taha Ahmed Tarin
CMH, Lahore, Pakistan.
Publication History
Received: April 19, 2022
Revised: August 06, 2022
Accepted: August 06, 2022
Published: October 10, 2022
Abstract
Background: Being highly malignant, ovarian carcinoma mostly presents at an advanced stage at the time of diagnosis. The appendix could be a potential site for metastatic involvement by ovarian malignancy, however, this is a rare event. Though, its presence can upgrade the tumor to stage III. Case Presentation: We report a post-menopausal patient with abdominal mass and distension. Computed tomography scan showed bilateral adnexal lesions, an enlarged enhancing appendix, right hydroureteronephrosis, and ascites. On histopathological correlation, the adnexal lesions turned out to be moderate to poorly differentiated papillary adenocarcinoma with omental and appendiceal involvement by the pathologic process. The patient was then referred to the Oncology department. Conclusion: Clinical assessment of appendix or routine appendectomy as part of late-stage ovarian carcinoma management in older patients with omental involvement can lower the risk of appendiceal involvement with subsequent downstaging of the tumor.
Keywords: Ovarian carcinoma, appendiceal metastasis, appendectomy, green
Pubmed Style
Tooba Anjum, Muhammad Mehraiz Khan, Misha Imtiaz, Usman Ismail, Taha Ahmed Tarin. Appendiceal metastasis in ovarian carcinoma-a case report. EJMCR. 2022; 10 (October 2022): 102-106. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1650315521
Web Style
Tooba Anjum, Muhammad Mehraiz Khan, Misha Imtiaz, Usman Ismail, Taha Ahmed Tarin. Appendiceal metastasis in ovarian carcinoma-a case report. https://ejmcr.com/articles/1093 [Access: October 28, 2024]. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1650315521
AMA (American Medical Association) Style
Tooba Anjum, Muhammad Mehraiz Khan, Misha Imtiaz, Usman Ismail, Taha Ahmed Tarin. Appendiceal metastasis in ovarian carcinoma-a case report. EJMCR. 2022; 10 (October 2022): 102-106. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1650315521
Vancouver/ICMJE Style
Tooba Anjum, Muhammad Mehraiz Khan, Misha Imtiaz, Usman Ismail, Taha Ahmed Tarin. Appendiceal metastasis in ovarian carcinoma-a case report. EJMCR. (2022), [cited October 28, 2024]; 10 (October 2022): 102-106. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1650315521
Harvard Style
Tooba Anjum, Muhammad Mehraiz Khan, Misha Imtiaz, Usman Ismail, Taha Ahmed Tarin (2022) Appendiceal metastasis in ovarian carcinoma-a case report. EJMCR, 10 (October 2022): 102-106. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1650315521
Chicago Style
Tooba Anjum, Muhammad Mehraiz Khan, Misha Imtiaz, Usman Ismail, Taha Ahmed Tarin. "Appendiceal metastasis in ovarian carcinoma-a case report." 10 (2022), 102-106. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1650315521
MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style
Tooba Anjum, Muhammad Mehraiz Khan, Misha Imtiaz, Usman Ismail, Taha Ahmed Tarin. "Appendiceal metastasis in ovarian carcinoma-a case report." 10.October 2022 (2022), 102-106. Print. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1650315521
APA (American Psychological Association) Style
Tooba Anjum, Muhammad Mehraiz Khan, Misha Imtiaz, Usman Ismail, Taha Ahmed Tarin (2022) Appendiceal metastasis in ovarian carcinoma-a case report. , 10 (October 2022), 102-106. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1650315521