title: Pure primary ovarian squamous cell carcinoma: A case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Pure primary ovarian squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is a rare lesion that usually arises from the malignant transformation of an existing ovarian dermoid cyst. Thede novooccurrence of an ovarian SCC in the absence of a prior ovarian dermoid cyst, Brenner tumor or endometriosis is extremely rare. At present, no effective therapy exists for treating pure primary ovarian SCC. The present case study describes a patient that presented with progressive coughing, who was diagnosed with an International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics stage IV pure primary ovarian SCC with lung metastases. The patient received postoperative chemotherapy, however, the patient succumbed to the disease. The current study also presents a review of the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Dong-A University, College of Medicine, Busan 602812, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Jung-Woo
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Dong-A University, College of Medicine, Busan 602812, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Jong Woon
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Bae
keywords: dermoid cyst; endometriosis; ovarian carcinoma; ovary; pure primary squamous cell carcinoma