title: Malignant ovarian tumor co-existing with pregnancy: a case report.
abstract: Ovarian tumors have occasionally been reported in pregnant women, the incidence as per literature being 1 in 81 to 1 in 2000 pregnancies. Out of this, about 2-5% are malignant, thus contributing to the rarity of malignant ovarian tumors in pregnant women. One such occurrence in a 24-year old female patient is reported here considering its extreme rarity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Government Medical College, Mysore. hlingappa@rediffmail.com
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Hemalatha
authors.forename: Sunil Y
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: S Bharatnur
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Shankaranand
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sumanth
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Padmapriya
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018293:Cystadenoma, Serous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007813:Laparotomy; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D010052:Ovariectomy; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic