title: Rare case of coexistence of primary ovarian carcinoid in mature teratoma with primary serous carcinoma in second ovary--a case report.
abstract: Ovarian malignant tumours are mostly ovarian cancers. The most frequent ovarian benign lesions are mature teratomas. A very rare ovarian neoplasm is carcinoid. It mostly occurs as a component of mature teratoma, what causes rare diagnosis before surgery. Study presents the case of patient with primary ovarian carcinoid in mature teratoma of one ovary, co-existing with primary epithelial carcinoma of another ovary. Surgical treatment of carcinoid involves adnexectomy or hysterectomy with adnexa and removal of great omenturn, followed by chemotherapy and radiotherapy. In young women with early-stage tumours, treatment can be limited to adnexectomy followed by close monitoring. In the presented case, management associated with the diagnosis of ovarian carcinoid, resulted in the detection of early-stage ovarian epithelial cancer. This case seems to confirm the recommendations to take tissue samples from the other ovary for histopathological evaluation in cases of ovarian unilateral benign tumours.
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authors.lastname: Mieczkowska
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authors.lastname: Marciniak
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authors.lastname: Szydłowska
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authors.lastname: Brodowska
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authors.lastname: Starczewski
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D018297:Neoplasms, Cystic, Mucinous, and Serous / Q000473:pathology*; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000473:pathology*; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D013724:Teratoma / Q000473:pathology*