A case of ruptured ovarian metastasis of small cell lung cancer.
Respir Med Case Rep
; 39: 101717, 2022.
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ABSTRACT
A 53-year-old woman with small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) presented at our hospital complaining of abdominal distention. Blood tests revealed rapidly progressive normocytic anemia and elevated lactate dehydrogenase levels. Pelvic magnetic resonance imaging revealed a left ovarian tumor and ascites. As her symptoms rapidly worsened, she underwent emergency surgery, which revealed a ruptured metastatic ovarian tumor of SCLC. Emergency surgery averted a life-threatening situation in this patient, and subsequent chemotherapy facilitated long-term survival. As seen from literature review, in female SCLC patients, ovarian metastasis and rupture is a rare but possible complication that should be considered because of its life-threatening nature.
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Respir Med Case Rep
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2022
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Japón
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ENGLAND
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ESCOCIA
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GB
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GREAT BRITAIN
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INGLATERRA
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REINO UNIDO
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SCOTLAND
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UK
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UNITED KINGDOM