Ovarian metastasis from pancreatic ductal carcinoma

Rev Esp Enferm Dig. 2024 Aug 28. doi: 10.17235/reed.2024.10595/2024. Online ahead of print.

Abstract

A clinical case is presented about a rare presentation of pancreatic cancer. Firstly, pancreatic cancer rarely metastasizes to the ovary, and when it does, it usually presents in the form of peritoneal carcinomatosis and bilateral involvement. However, the initial radiological diagnosis was primary pancreatic carcinoma with a synchronous primary ovarian carcinoma. Once analyzed pathologically, it was concluded that it was ovarian metastasis from pancreatic cancer. Given the diagnostic difficulty along with the patient's long survival, an exceptional case is presented.