Breast metastases from ovarian cancer

Abstract

Ovarian cancer represents one of the most aggressive malignancies which is characterized by a high capacity of spread via multiple pathways such as lymphatic, peritoneal and hematogenous route, the most commonly encountered sites for metastatic lesions being represented by lung, liver, peritoneum and lymph nodes. In extremely rare cases breast metastases with ovarian origin have been reported. In such cases different therapeutic strategies have been proposed; however the overall prognosis remains extremely poor, the presence of metastatic lesions at this level being usually the sign of disseminated disease.