[Primary and secondary ovarian tumors in patients with colorectal carcinoma. Thoughts on preventive oophorectomy].

The occurrence frequency of metastasis of colorectal carcinomas in ovary is 6 percent. Such metastases greatly decrease patients chances for recovery. The authors found ovary tumors isolated or in metastatic state in 7 cases out of 56 colorectal cancer patients of which in 6 cases led to patients' death. The authors review publications on prophylactic oophorectomy and summarize the indications of prophylactic oophorectomy.