✅ These tumor markers may be useful for final diagnosis because tumoral tissue expression of them is not 100%. Therefore usage of several of them in correlation with histopathology findings, definitely helpful.
Secondary appendiceal neoplasms are extremely rare conditions accounting for about 0.1% of total appendix malignancies (1). The clinical presentation is most prevalent as acute appendicitis and incidental finding can occur during other investigations (2). Ovarian cancer prognosis, especially dissemination form remains poor with a high mortality rate (3).
Synchronized evidence of bilateral ovarian masses with an asymptomatic incidental appendiceal solitary mass is an unusual event during operation. The results of Babaier et al., and Kumar demonstrated, that the main differential diagnosis is metastatic mucinous adenocarcinoma of ovary to appendix versus metastatic mucinous neoplasm of appendix in both sides of ovaries (4,5). Yoon et al., study findings showed that metastasis of bilateral ovarian high grade serous carcinoma to the appendix is an extremely rare event (6).
A 43-year-old woman presented to our hospital with a several- month history of menstrual irregularity. She underwent physical, imaging, and laboratory evaluations. Finally surgical interventions were made. Imaging studies, including ultrasound and CT scan findings showed bilateral ovarian solid cystic masses and mild peritoneal effusion. CA 125 hadincreased mildly. (60 U/mL). During surgery, on palpation, an incidental small- sized appendiceal lesion was found. The patient underwent total abdominal hysterectomy, bilateral salpingo oophorectomy, omentectomy, pelvic lymph nodes dissection and appendectomy.
Histomorphologic results of ovaries and appendix showed malignant infiltrative neoplasm populated by pleomorphic tumoral cells in solid , cribriform, papillary pattern. The atypical mitosis and necrosis were seen. The psammoma bodies, were exclusively seen in appendiceal sections (Figures 1 and 2 A,B ).
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Figure 1. A,B. Histomorphologic results of ovarian high grade serous carcinoma.. Hematoxylin and eosin staining, X10 & 400.
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Figure 2. A,B. Histomorphologic results of metastatic high grade serous carcinoma of appendix with psammoma bodies. Hematoxylin and eosin staining, X10 & 400.
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