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Virchow’s node as a first manifestation of ovarian serous carcinoma: case report

  • F.B. Cebesoy1,*,
  • O. Balat1
  • A. Aydin2

1Department of Obstetric and Gynecology, Turkey

2Department Pathology, Gaziantep University Faculty of Medicine, Gaziantep, Turkey

DOI: 10.12892/ejgo200802182 Vol.29,Issue 2,March 2008 pp.182-183

Published: 10 March 2008

*Corresponding Author(s): F.B. Cebesoy E-mail:

Abstract

Ovarian carcinoma is a malignancy with a poor prognosis especially in patients with advanced disease. The majority of patients with ovarian serous carcinoma are diagnosed in advanced stages. Palpable extraabdominal lymphadenopathy at the time of presentation is distinctly uncommon. This case report addresses a patient with serous ovarian carcinoma presenting as left supraclavicular lymphadenopathy (Virchow's node) and no other symptoms. Not only thyroid or thoracic malignancies but also ovarian malignancies like serous ovarian carcinoma could present with a supraclavicular lymph node without any other symptoms.

Keywords

Supraclavicular lymph node (Virchow’s node); First presentation; Ovarian serous carcinoma

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F.B. Cebesoy,O. Balat,A. Aydin. Virchow’s node as a first manifestation of ovarian serous carcinoma: case report. European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology. 2008. 29(2);182-183.

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