title: Primary peritoneal carcinoma in a young woman with suspected endometriosis.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe the treatment of a 23-year-old patient with primary peritoneal carcinoma and preservation of her fertility.
  
  
  METHODS
  Case report.
  
  
  METHODS
  University of Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 23-year-old patient with primary peritoneal carcinoma.
  
  
  METHODS
  The patient was given treatment by first preserving her fertility with oocyte vitrification and cryoconservation of ovarian biopsy samples. Surgery was performed with radical resection of the peritoneal lesion, ovarian biopsies, omentectomy, and pelvic and para-aortic lymph node sampling before starting chemotherapy with carboplatin and paclitaxel (Taxol). Hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy were not performed.
  
  
  METHODS
  Treatment of peritoneal carcinoma and number of vitrified oocytes.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Twenty-five oocytes of the patients were vitrified before chemotherapy was performed.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Primary peritoneal carcinoma is a rare disease that laparoscopically resembles peritoneal endometriosis and histologically is very similar to primary epithelial ovarian cancer. The advised therapy is based on ovarian cancer treatment; however, it is unclear whether the radical operation improves prognosis. In this case, a 23-year-old patient underwent treatment preserving her fertility with oocyte vitrification and cryoconservation of ovarian biopsy samples before surgery and chemotherapy were performed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University of Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, Lübeck, Germany.
authors.forename: Constanze
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Banz
authors.forename: Sören
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: von Otte
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Noack
authors.forename: Klaus
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Diedrich
authors.forename: Daniela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hornung