Surgical management of a solitary metastatic ovarian adenocarcinoma with colonic origin presenting as gigantic bilateral ovarian masses.

ABSTRACT

Metastatic ovarian tumors with a gastrointestinal origin have always been a challenge in surgery; in many cases, the primary tumor is diagnosed after the metastasis. This case was presented with bilateral abdominal masses, which were adenocarcinomas originating from gastrointestinal tract. Following colonoscopy and finding a mass, total colectomy was performed.