Endobronchial Metastasis Of Ovarian Cancer: A Case Report And Literature Review

Abstract Background: Metastasis to the endobronchial from primary ovarian carcinoma (OC) is very rare. To enhance our understanding of this disease, we report a case of endobronchial metastasis from primary OC and review the literature. Case presentation: This is a case report and retrospective analysis of bronchial tumor patient secondary form primary OC. The patient was a 51-year-old woman who presented intermittent cough and expectoration for 3 month, and suffocating pneumonia for 3 weeks. Multiple nodular masses at the right upper lobe and thickening soft tissue with surrounding invasion of bronchi at the left upper lobe were found. The chest X ray scan demonstrated that enlarged right and left upper hilar, spreading mediastinum, elevated right septum were observed. Bronchoscopy showed that stenosis of the opening of right main bronchus and apical, middle and posterior segmental bronchi at right lobe was identified and the opening of left main bronchus was almost completely blocked by some visible neoplasm. The pathological result indicated that the disease was bronchial tumor derived from primary OC. Until now, only 12 cases were reported. The latent period ranged from 2 months to 21 years and the overall survival time ranged from 1.5 months to 5.5 years. Conclusions: The endobronchial is one of metastasis site of OC. The latent period of the disease is long and after active treatment, good prognosis can be acquired. This is the first study on endobronchial metastasis from primary OC, in China.