title: Mucinous borderline ovarian tumor with ascites.
abstract: Borderline mucinous tumors are epithelial ovarian tumors with low rate of growth and low potential to invade or metastasize and associated with significantly better prognosis and excellent disease-free survival after surgical removal than other epithelial ovarian cancers. The accepted initial treatment is surgical removal of the tumor. Fertility-sparing surgery may suffice in young patients with tumors confined to the ovary. Radical surgery is recommended in patients with advanced disease and advanced age. Long-term surveillance is recommended to document and treat late recurrences. We report a case of a 59 years old postmenopausal patient with complex ovarian mucinous tumor and gross ascites; she had received three lines of chemotherapeutic agents pre-operatively, without any favorable outcome. Then, she went for staging laparotomy and histopathology showed borderline ovarian mucinous tumor required no further treatment and is fine till date.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, KRL Hospital, Islamabad.
authors.forename: Tahira
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Batool
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, KRL Hospital, Islamabad.
authors.forename: Nasreen Rehmat
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Ullah
mesh_terms: D002288:Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D001201:Ascites / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D007813:Laparotomy; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D010052:Ovariectomy; D012489:Salpingostomy; D016896:Treatment Outcome