Commonest carcinoma that can cause splenic metastasis is which of the following?: (A) Ca. Pancreas, (B) Ca. Stomach, (C) Ca. Ovary, (D) Ca. Cervix
Answer is C. Although isolated metastasis to spleen is rare, studies found the most common primary neoplasms with splenic metastasis to be gynecologic (61%), with majority being ovarian, colorectal (15%), lung (9%), and stomach (4%). Ref: CT and MRI of the Abdomen and Pelvis: A Teaching File edited by Pablo R. Ros, Koenraad J. Moele, 2006, Page 218.