Ovarian neoplasm mimicking rectal carcinoma. Report of a case and review of the literature
Gallo, D.E.; Jones, M.; Garde, J.; Tarraza, H.M.
European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology 12(5): 407-413
1991
ISSN/ISBN: 0392-2936 PMID: 1915468 Document Number: 382512
We report a rare case of primary endometrioid carcinoma of the ovary which presented clinically with rectal bleeding mimicking a rectal cancer. The patient's pre-operative evaluation included radiographic and sero-immunologic findings which indicated a primary ovarian neoplasm. Only two other cases of ovarian carcinoma with this presentation have been reported in the literature. Gynecologic processes that can present as bleeding gastrointestinal lesions are reviewed.