Metastatic ovarian cancer epidemiology
Metastatic ovarian cancer (metastatic ovarian tumors) or secondary ovarian cancer (secondary ovarian cancer) is the primary tumor of the lymphatic cells, vascular invasive ovarian or body cavity, and the original formation of similar tumors, and the two are not anatomical location relations.
It is not synonymous with Krukenberg's tumor.
In different regions, countries metastatic ovarian cancer incidence varies.
1. Ovarian cancer metastatic ovarian cancer and the original ratio:; 2002 Shoji Kamiura Osaka Japan reported cardiovascular disease and cancer treatment center from 1978 to 2002, 304 cases of malignant ovarian swelling cases, metastatic ovarian cancer and 64 patients (21.1%). [3] while China's Jiangxi Province MCH hospital oncology treated from 1972 to 1992 of 628 cases of ovarian cancer, metastatic ovarian cancer occupies 98 cases (15.6%) [4], and external information than the incidence rate of slightly different.
2. All of metastatic ovarian cancer in the proportion of the original: Webb reports from the gastrointestinal tract of metastatic ovarian cancer 47%, from 31% of the breast, reproductive tract from the 18%; Horie made in the original report gastrointestinal tract metastases accounted for 74% of primary breast in the accounting 13%; reproductive Road metastatic ovarian tumor is not included. Shoji Kamiura reported gastrointestinal origin of the equipment transfer 35% of ovarian tumors; Breast source of 14%; Reproductive tract sources accounted for 40%; The other 11%. Jiangxi MCH hospital reported 98 cases of non - reproductive tract sources of metastatic ovarian tumor, the source of gastrointestinal 63 patients (64.5%), breast sources of 7 cases (7.1%), other sources of the 28 patients (28.6%).