A case of ovarian cystadenocarcinoma associated with pregnancy.
A case of ovarian cystadenocarcinoma associated with pregnancy is reported. The semicystic left ovarian tumor was found in a 28-year-old woman, gravida 2, para 1 at 33 weeks' gestation. A primary Cesarean section, total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy followed by chemotherapy were performed. The histological examination revealed the tumor to be a serous cystadenocarcinoma. The patient and infant have both remained well and free of disease for the eight years which have elapsed since the therapy started.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kure National Hospital.
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Sawada
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Yamasaki
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Urabe
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Katayama
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Yamane
D000328:Adult; D002585:Cesarean Section; D003536:Cystadenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery