Serous carcinoma of the ovary: value of computed tomography in detection of calcified pleural and pulmonary metastatic implants

Gynecol Oncol. 1990 Oct;39(1):85-8. doi: 10.1016/0090-8258(90)90405-a.

Abstract

Reported are three cases of serous papillary cystoadenocarcinoma of the ovary with pleural and pulmonary calcified metastatic implants detected by computed tomography (CT), but not by chest X-ray. CT patterns of metastatic calcifications were considered because of the unexpected frequency of this finding (15.7%) and in view of a possible clinical use of CT in monitoring extraabdominal disease.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Calcinosis / diagnostic imaging*
  • Cystadenocarcinoma / diagnostic imaging*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lung Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Lung Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Middle Aged
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Pleural Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed*