title: Concurrent ovarian serous carcinoma and osteogenesis imperfecta.
abstract: Because epithelial malignancies in patients with osteogenesis imperfecta are rare, it has been postulated that these patients may have "cancer-protection". A case of stage III b ovarian serous carcinoma in a woman with congenital osteogenesis imperfecta is now presented and discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Kurume University, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nishida
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Oda
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sugiyama
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Izumi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yakushiji
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D018284:Cystadenocarcinoma, Serous / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D016609:Neoplasms, Second Primary / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010013:Osteogenesis Imperfecta / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010053:Ovary / Q000473:pathology