Successful pregnancy after fertility-sparing surgery for peritoneal psammocarcinoma: a case report.
BACKGROUND
Psammocarcinoma is a rare form of low grade serous carcinoma of the ovary or peritoneum. Although limited to case reports and small series, psammocarcinoma appears to have an indolent course.


METHODS
A 27-year-old, nulliparous female presented with an adnexal mass. Following fertility-sparing surgery and adjuvant chemotherapy, she was able to achieve a successful pregnancy. Fifteen years after initial conservative treatment, she remains without pathologic evidence of cancer.


CONCLUSIONS
Psammocarcinoma are rare neoplasms that appear to have an indolent clinical course. Pregnancy after the diagnosis and treatment of psammocarcinoma may not alter the clinical course of the disease.
Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA. jpshah@med.wayne.edu
Jay P
JP
Shah
Christopher S
CS
Bryant
Sanjeev
S
Kumar
Rouba
R
Ali-Fehmi
Robert T
RT
Morris
D000328:Adult; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D018284:Cystadenocarcinoma, Serous / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D011247:Pregnancy; D016896:Treatment Outcome