Unicornuate uterus with a rudimentary horn and ovarian dysgerminoma. A case report.
BACKGROUND
Several documented cases of endometrial and cervical carcinoma arising in unicornuate uteri have been described; however, ovarian malignancy occurring in conjunction with this müllerian anomaly has not been reported.


METHODS
An 18-year-old woman had a unicornuate uterus, noncommunicating rudimentary horn and homogeneous, solid, right ovarian mass found to be a dysgerminoma at surgery.


CONCLUSIONS
Müllerian anomalies are unlikely to predispose women to ovarian malignancies. However, it is essential to keep in mind that women with such anomalies, though presenting at a young age, could still have cervical, uterine or even ovarian malignancies.
Zreik
T G
TG
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8063, USA. tony.zreik@yale.edu
Pustilnik
T B
TB
García-Velasco
J A
JA
Rutherford
T J
TJ
Troiano
R N
RN
Olive
D L
DL
D000293:Adolescent; D017668:Age of Onset; D004407:Dysgerminoma / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009095:Mullerian Ducts / Q000002:abnormalities*; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D011247:Pregnancy; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014591:Uterine Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D014599:Uterus / Q000002:abnormalities*