Sclerosing peritonitis associated with luteinized thecoma and elevated serum CA 125 levels: case report.
BACKGROUND
Thecomas are benign tumors that account for less than 1% of all ovarian neoplasms. The association of ovarian thecoma with sclerosing peritonitis is rare.


METHODS
We report the case of a 33-year-old woman, with a two-month history of increasing abdominal volume. Ultrasound showed a complex pelvic lesion and laboratory analysis detected elevated serum CA 125 levels. The patient underwent total abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy and peritoneal biopsy. Histopathological analysis revealed the presence of luteinized thecoma of both ovaries associated with sclerosing peritonitis.
Hospital São Marcos, Teresina, Piauí, Brazil. sabasvieira@uol.com.br
Sabas Carlos
SC
Vieira
Lina Gomes Dos
LG
Santos
Felipe José da Silva Melo
FJ
Cruz
Wildson Moura
WM
Gonçalves
Sheila de Farias Viana Castelo Branco
Sde F
Rocha
D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D018394:CA-125 Antigen / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008184:Luteal Cells / Q000473:pathology; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D012598:Sclerosis; D013798:Thecoma / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*
D018394:CA-125 Antigen