Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Transgastric Fine Needle Aspiration of Splenic Metastasis

Abstract Splenic metastasis is extremely rare and is part of diffuse carcinomatosis. We present a case of a 60-year-old woman with transitional cell ovarian carcinoma who had hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy in the past. She now presented with solitary splenic metastasis, confirmed...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of digestive endoscopy 2020-09, Vol.11 (3), p.238-241
Hauptverfasser:	Balekuduru, Avinash Bhat, Kapali, Aravind Subramani, Kurella, Suneetha Parandhamaiah, Subbaraj, Satyaprakash Bonthala
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Case Report endoscopic ultrasound fine needle aspiration splenic metastasis
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Zusammenfassung:	Abstract Splenic metastasis is extremely rare and is part of diffuse carcinomatosis. We present a case of a 60-year-old woman with transitional cell ovarian carcinoma who had hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy in the past. She now presented with solitary splenic metastasis, confirmed by endoscopic ultrasound-guided transgastric fine needle aspiration biopsy.
ISSN:	0976-5042 0976-5050
DOI:	10.1055/s-0040-1713832