Ovarian cancers tend to metastasize to the lower surface of the diaphragm and the surface of the liver by
A. local invasion
B. lymphatic spread
C. vascular spread
D. transcoelomic spread
E. venous embolism
D
Ovarian cancer has a tendency for transcoelomic spread. Such tumors detach from the primary site, float free in the abdominal cavity, and implant on the serosal surface of the liver, the intestines, or the lower surface of the diaphragm.
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