Serous surface papillary carcinoma of the ovary metastatic to a cervical polyp. A case report.

BACKGROUND

Malignancies in cervical polyps are rare. In the literature, malignant transformation to adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma has been described, but metastasis from ovarian tumors has not been reported before.

CASE: An asymptomatic female had a serous surface papillary carcinoma of the ovary, metastatic to a cervical polyp and first noticed on a routine vaginal/cervical/endocervical smear.

CONCLUSION

The most common sources of adenocarcinoma cells in a cervical/vaginal smear are the endocervix and endometrium, but, as in our case, the tumor may well be metastatic disease, originating in the ovary or even in extragenital sites, such as gastrointestinal tract, breast and lung. The possibility of dual primaries, involving, for instance, both ovary and endocervix, should be considered.