title: Ovarian cyst torsion and extreme ovarian stimulation in a premenopausal patient treated with tamoxifen for ductal carcinoma in situ of the breast.
abstract: Tamoxifen is increasingly used in adjuvant endocrine therapy for postsurgery breast cancer patients and in chemoprevention for high-risk patients. We present a case of bilateral ovarian cyst development with consecutive unilateral cyst torsion and elevated serum estradiol in a premenopausal patient treated with tamoxifen after breast-conserving surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecology, Medical Faculty of Otto-von-Guericke University, Magdeburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Andrei
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Taran
authors.forename: Holm
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Eggemann
authors.forename: Serban-Dan
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Costa
authors.forename: Bobbie
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Joachim
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bischoff
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D002285:Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004958:Estradiol / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010048:Ovarian Cysts / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D016471:Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome / Q000139:chemically induced*; D013629:Tamoxifen / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014102:Torsion Abnormality; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D013629:Tamoxifen; D004958:Estradiol