title: Laparoscopic Management of Sclerosing Stromal Tumors of the Ovary Combined with Ectopic Pregnancy.
abstract: Like other stromal-derived gynecological tumors, a sclerosing stromal tumor of the ovary (SSTO) is a rare benign tumor that is difficult to distinguish from a malignant ovarian tumor in clinical practice. An SSTO is routinely treated with laparotomy. Here, we present two extremely rare cases of SSTO with contralateral and ipsilateral tubal pregnancies, in which laparoscopic surgery was performed to remove the tumors. After surgery, one patient (case 1) became pregnant twice within 29 months, and the other patient (case 2) did not become pregnant within 6 months postoperatively. These two cases suggest that laparoscopic management is not only useful in treating SSTO and complicating diseases, but it may also help to reduce unnecessary surgical injury to the ovary.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, China Medical University, Shenyang, China.
authors.forename: Hua-Qian
authors.initials: HQ
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Qiang
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Xue-Bing
authors.initials: XB
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Wen-Min
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Chang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011274:Pregnancy, Tubal / Q000601:surgery*; D018312:Sex Cord-Gonadal Stromal Tumors / Q000601:surgery*