Colonic stenosis due to a "microcarcinoma" of the ovary: a clinical note

The Autbors, on the basis of a case recently obserued, suggest to take into account the presence 01 an ouarian «microcarcinoma» when a jejunal stenosis of uncertain origin is found in a female patient. In fact, ovarian carcinoma is often misdiagnosed. A complete surgical exploration is recommended even though diagnostic techniques such as Endoscopby, CT scan, ultrasonograpby and X-ray barium enema are negative