Ovarian endometrioid carcinoma and endometriosis developing in a postmenopausal breast cancer patient during tamoxifen therapy: a case report and review of the literature.
We present the first case of ovarian endometrioid carcinoma and endometriosis in a postmenopausal patient who was treated with tamoxifen for breast cancer. The association with prolonged unopposed estrogen-like stimulation with tamoxifen as a possible factor in the development of ovarian endometrioid carcinoma is discussed.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sapir Medical Center, Kfar Saba, Israel.
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Cohen
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Altaras
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Lew
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Tepper
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Beyth
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Ben-Baruch
D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D018269:Carcinoma, Endometrioid / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000473:pathology; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016609:Neoplasms, Second Primary / Q000139:chemically induced*; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000473:pathology; D017698:Postmenopause; D013629:Tamoxifen / Q000009:adverse effects*
D013629:Tamoxifen