Reardon CM, Kavanagh EG, Sabah M, Kirwan WO. Ovarian cancer mimicking recurrence at colorectal anastomosis: report of a case.
Dis Colon Rectum 1998;
41:1312-4; discussion 1314-5. [PMID:
9788396 DOI:
10.1007/bf02258233]
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Abstract
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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