| Literature DB >> 25580142 |
Kyung Ann Lee1, Jong Sik Lee1, Jae Ki Min1, Hee Joung Kim1, Wan Seop Kim2, Kye Young Lee1.
Abstract
Anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) rearrangement, is a kind of driver mutation, accounts for 3%-5% of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). NSCLC patients harboring ALK fusion genes have distinct clinical features and good response to ALK inhibitors. Metastasis from lung cancer to the ovary has rarely been known. We report a case of a 54-year-old woman with bilateral ovarian metastases from ALK rearranged NSCLC. She underwent bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy for ovary masses, which were progressed after cytotoxic chemotherapy although primary lung mass was decreased. Histopathological examination of the ovary tumor showed characteristic adenocarcinoma patterns of the lung and ALK rearrangement.Entities:
Keywords: Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase; Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung; Neoplasm Metastasis; Ovary
Year: 2014 PMID: 25580142 PMCID: PMC4286783 DOI: 10.4046/trd.2014.77.6.258
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Tuberc Respir Dis (Seoul) ISSN: 1738-3536