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.
Sawada
M
M
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kure National Hospital.
Yamasaki
M
M
Urabe
T
T
Katayama
S
S
Yamane
T
T
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