title: [An early combined endodermal sinus tumor of the ovary that was diagnosed due to torsion of serous cystadenoma--a case report].
abstract: Reported is a rare case of a 2.5cm endodermal sinus tumor (EST) that was included within a 11 x 10.5 cm serous cystadenoma. A 24-year-old female suddenly complained of abdominal pain caused by having undergone an intestinal torsion of a left ovarian tumor. After a unilateral salpingo-oophorectomy the serum AFP was 219.8 ng/ml. The patient then received two cycles of cis-platinum, vinblastine and bleomycin combination chemotherapy. After one cycle, the serum AFP decreased to a normal level and the woman has remained free of disease 6 months after the discovery of her tumor. In this case, fortunately, this torsion of a serous cystadenoma enabled us to find the EST at a very early stage.
authors: Dept. of Obstet. & Gyne., Matsuyama Shimin Hospital.
authors: H
authors: H
authors: Sawai
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Kawamoto
authors: H
authors: H
authors: Sonobe
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001761:Bleomycin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003537:Cystadenoma / Q000097:blood / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007410:Intestinal Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D008649:Mesonephroma / Q000097:blood / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000097:blood / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D014102:Torsion Abnormality; D014747:Vinblastine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins; D001761:Bleomycin; D014747:Vinblastine; D002945:Cisplatin