Concurrent ovarian serous carcinoma and osteogenesis imperfecta.
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.
Nishida
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Kurume University, Japan.
Oda
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Sugiyama
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Izumi
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Yakushiji
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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