Morphological and phenotypical features of ovarian metastases in breast cancer patients

BMC Cancer

Table 2 Localization and morphology of ovarian metastases derived from patients diagnosed with invasive breast cancer

Histological features	Ovarian metastases
	N = 75	%
Localization of ovarian metastases
Cortex	14	18.7
Medulla	8	10.7
Both	53	70.1
Morphology of ovarian metastases
Solitary metastasis	15	20.0
Multiple distinct nodules separated by uninvolved ovarian tissue	38	50.7
Diffuse seeding without any discernable pattern	22	29.3
Fallopian tube involved
No	55	73.3
Yes	5	6.7
Unknown	15	20.0

Of the 46 patients who were diagnosed with invasive breast cancer and ovarian metastases, 29 patients had metastases in both ovaries. The total number of ovaries that contained metastases was 75

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