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Case Study: A Diagnostic Challenge Involving Metachronous Pancreatic Metastasis from High-Grade Serous Ovarian Carcinoma

  • By

  • Bahaaeldin Baraka

  • Maryam Al-Ani

  • Adam Afife

  • Irshad Soomro

  • Srinivasan Madhusudan

  • August 12, 2026

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    Ovarian cancer is a leading cause of mortality among gynecological cancers, with rare instances of metastasis to the pancreas.

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    A systematic literature search identified 8 cases of pancreatic metastases from ovarian cancer, primarily high-grade serous carcinomas.

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    Treatment for pancreatic metastases included surgical excision and chemotherapy, with outcomes assessed through radiological and histological evaluations.

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    The case study describes a 69-year-old woman diagnosed with high-grade papillary serous adenocarcinoma who later developed pancreatic metastasis.

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    Histopathological confirmation of pancreatic metastasis was achieved through an endoscopic ultrasound-guided biopsy in April 2023.

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Case Report: A diagnostic dilemma: metachronous pancreatic metastasis from high-grade serous ovarian carcinoma

  • by Bahaaeldin Baraka, Maryam Al-Ani, Adam Afife, Irshad Soomro, Srinivasan Madhusudan

  • August 12, 2026

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