Table 1.
Clinical characteristics of women with primary mucinous ovarian carcinoma and those with ovarian metastasis from a pancreaticobiliary cancer.
| Primary mucinous ovarian | Primary pancreatic | Primary biliary tract | Primary pancreaticobilary (unspecified) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median age (range) (years) | 48 (18–78) | 54 (29–87) | 54 (33–80) | 65 (17–68) |
| Presentation [N and (%)] | NA | 32 | 64 | 7 |
| Pelvic/Abdominal Pain | 21 (65.6) | 39 (60.9) | 1 (14.3) | |
| Abdominal Distention/ascites | 1 (3.1) | 9 (14.1) | 0 | |
| Pelvic Mass | 3 (9.4) | 9 (14.1) | 1 (14.3) | |
| Vaginal Bleeding | 1 (3.1) | 3 (4.7) | 0 | |
| Jaundice Weight Loss |
5 (15.6) | 10 (15.6) 7 (20.9) |
0 4 (57.1) |
|
| GI Symptoms (RLQ pain, nausea, vomiting, epigastric pain, anorexia, obstruction)a | 8 (25.0) | 15 (23.4) | 0 | |
| Laboratory Values (mean, N) | NA | NA | ||
| Alkaline Phosphatase | NP | 892 (14)b | ||
| Amylase | 45 (1) | 953 (1) | ||
| CA 19–9 | 337 (2) | 2360 | ||
| CA 125 | 92 (5) | (17)c | ||
| CEA | 13.1 (1) | 236 (24)d N/A |
NA = data not available
a
1 case each of large bowel obstruction, rectal bleeding, 2 cases of epigastric pain
b
all but 1 value elevated above 137 IU/L
c
2 cases of outliers- 1 value of 20,000, one value of 30,000; 16 of 17 values elevated above 37 U/ml
d
3 of 27 cases with reported normal levels