Ovarian Cancer Metastasis is the stage where the ovarian cancer cells break off the ovary and spread to other parts of the body.  They usually spread to lymph nodes, internal lining of the stomach, intestines and other nearby parts.  In some advanced stages, these cancer cells reach the lungs and the liver.

Ovarian Cancer Metastasis can occur in several ways:

• Direct contact.  Ovarian Cancer Metastasis cells can spread to nearby organs of the ovary like fallopian tubes, uterus, gall bladder, rectum and others.
• Shedding or seeding into the abdominal cavity.  This is the most common of Ovarian Cancer Metastasis.
• Cancer cells break off from the ovary and divulge in nearby organs and tissues like liver, colon and diaphragm.
• Ovarian Cancer Metastasis of cells, then, invading lymphatic vessels and traveling thru the vessel to far distant organs like lungs and liver.
• Ovarian Cancer Metastasis of cell, then, passing thru the blood stream to other distant parts of the body.  This case of cancer cells spread is very rare.

During the process of spreading, from their original primary tumor mass base, these abnormal cells acquire several abnormalities: motility, invasiveness and most of all they grow without control.  These cells do not change their characters though they join other cells in different organs.

Ovarian Cancer occurs when abnormal cells come about from ordinary cell division.  As a result of this cell division, the new cell replaces the old cell that dies.  But in cancerous situations, the old cell does not die, thus abnormal cancer cell is not needed.

This cancer cell, which has the ability of multiplying fast, spills into the lymphatic and blood vessels to invade other parts of the body; this process is called Ovarian Cancer Metastasis.  Some of these metastasized runaway cells form benign tumors in distant organs.  But some became malignant tumors like Metastasized Ovarian Cancer cells.

Ovarian Cancer Metastasized cells can spread throughout the body.  Lymph nodes (masses of lymphatic tissues) near the primary ovarian tumor are the first target of cells invasion.  These cells that spread to distant organs and tissues are commonly called Metastasis of Ovarian Cancer cells.  The problem with this situation is that the cancer cells have already metastasized before symptoms are felt.

A primary tumor is composed of abnormal cells that belong to the organ where the tumor is situated; while a metastatic tumor is composed of cells that came from distant primary tumors that invaded the site thru Metastasis.

Pathologist determines whether a tumor is primary or metastatic by examining under a microscope; a sample tissue is taken from a suspected organ thru surgery.  Markers or antigens are used as indicators as to what primary tumor a cancerous cell came from.

Usually a metastatic tumor is found before the primary tumor is found.  Cancer patients usually are treated due to metastatic tumor symptoms.  It’s a fact that there is a metastatic tumor; but sometimes the primary tumor is harder to locate than the metastatic tumor.

Metastatic Ovarian Cancer can be treated with chemotherapy, radiation therapy, biological therapy, hormone therapy, surgery cryosurgery or a combination of those.

Medical sciences has made studies in the prevention and cure of Ovarian Cancer Metastasis; but before these new treatments are used, extensive studies must be first done to assure that it is safe and effective for the patient’s ailment.