Korean J Gynecol Oncol.  2006 Sep;17(3):241-245.

Ovarian carcinoma initially presenting as enlargement of axillary lymph node

• Lee CJ
• Joen CW

Abstract

Ovarian carcinoma is usually asymptomatic in early stage and over 70% of it initially diagnose advanced stage due to diffuse intraabdominal disease. Presenting symptoms and signs often relate to the degree of intraabdominal spread. The most common presenting symptoms and sign include abdominal pain, distension and palpable pelvic mass. The enlarged finding of isolated, distant lymph node without intraabdominal symptom and sign is vary rare. We experienced a patient who initially diagnosed enlarged axillary lymph node from ovarian carcinoma. We report this case with a brief review of literature.

Keyword

Ovarian carcinoma; Axillary lymph node

MeSH Terms

Abdominal Pain
Humans
Lymph Nodes*