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. 1995;25(4):286-8.
doi: 10.1007/BF02011103.

Imaging features of ovarian metastases from colonic adenocarcinoma in adolescents

W M Kauffman  1 , J J Jenkins 3rd, K Helton, B N Rao, H T Winer-Muram, C B Pratt
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Imaging features of ovarian metastases from colonic adenocarcinoma in adolescents

W M Kauffman et al. Pediatr Radiol. 1995.

Abstract

This paper describes the imaging features of ovarian metastases from adenocarcinoma of the colon in adolescent females. We reviewed retrospectively abdominal and pelvic computed tomographic and pelvic ultrasound examinations, histologic slices, and clinical charts of six adolescent females with ovarian metastases secondary to adenocarcinoma of the colon. One patient had ovarian metastasis at presentation and was presumed to have a primary ovarian tumor. The ovarian metastases were either solid (n = 3), complex with both solid and cystic components (n = 2), or multilocular cysts (n = 1). The ovarian lesions were large, ranging from 6 cm to 18 cm in diameter. Colorectal carcinoma in adolescent females is frequently associated with ovarian metastases. One imaging characteristic differs in adult and adolescent ovarian metastases, although they do have features in common: in adolescents, a smaller proportion of colorectal ovarian metastases are multicystic (17%) compared with the adult series (45%). These lesions are frequently large and may be complex, multicystic, or solid. Although it is a rare disease, the differential diagnosis of adnexal masses in adolescent females should include ovarian metastases from adenocarcinoma of the colon.

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