Palliative radiotherapy for the skin metastasis of ovarian cancer: a case report and review of the literature
Articles > Article · 2009
Authors: Senem ALANYALI, Fatma YAVAŞ, Zeynep ÖZSARAN, Ahmet Aydın ÖZSARAN, Yilmaz Dıkmen, Osman ZEKİOĞLU, BÜLENT KARABULUT, ARİF BÜLENT ARAS
MEDICAL ONCOLOGY, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, 2009, vol 27, pp 628-631
DOI: 10.1007/s12032-009-9259-z
Summary
Ovarian cancer which is the most common cause of death among all gynecological malignancies tends to metastasize through peritoneal cavity. Skin metastasis, however, is a very rare clinical entity and related with poor prognosis. We report a 43-year-old patient with recurrent ovarian cancer presented with extensive abdominal skin metastasis approximately 6 years after the initial diagnosis. Patient was treated with radiotherapy with electrons to a total dose of 37.5 Gy given in 2.5 Gy per fraction per day. Skin metastasis showed good response to radiotherapy, and the patient has been alive for 7 months after radiotherapy with no recurrences on abdominal skin. Radiotherapy might be considered as an efficient palliative treatment option for the skin metastasis of ovarian cancer.