title: Desmoplastic small round cell tumor presenting in the ovaries: report of a case and review of the literature.
abstract: Desmoplastic small round cell tumor is a recently recognized clinical entity with specific morphologic, immunocytochemical, and genetic features. Though this tumor is mostly described to involve serosal surfaces, we report a case with ovarian involvement. The clinical presentation and differential diagnoses as well as the treatment including aggressive surgical debulking and multiagent chemotherapy are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Gynecologic Oncology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Elhajj
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mazurka
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Daya
mesh_terms: D000008:Abdominal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010388:Pelvis; D018228:Sarcoma, Small Cell / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed