title: Small cell carcinoma of the ovary hypercalcemic type (SCCOHT): A rare case after in vitro fertilization (IVF).
abstract: Small cell carcinoma of the ovary, hypercalcemic type (SCCOHT) is a very rare and lethal tumor, mostly affecting young women, with aggressive clinical course. It has a worse prognosis in younger women and most of them died within two years of diagnosis. We are reporting a unique case of SCCOHT in a 35 years old, nulliparous lady with primary infertility in which symptomatic hypercalcemia was a presenting feature of her cancer. She was completely healthy before third cycle of IVF. Within two months of her third IVF cycle, she developed SCCOHT with a very rapid and aggressive course of disease and fatal outcome. Patient died within one month of her first symptom presentation (3 months after IVF cycle).
authors.affiliation: Ahmed Ghazi, MBBS, Saudi board. Department of Gyne Oncology, King Abdullah Medical City (KAMC-HC), Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Ahmed
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ghazi
authors.affiliation: Aqueela Ayaz, MBBS, FCPS. Department of Gyne Oncology, King Abdullah Medical City (KAMC-HC), Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Aqueela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ayaz
authors.affiliation: Tahira Hamid, MBBS, FCPS. Department of Laboratory & Blook Bank, King Abdullah Medical City (KAMC-HC), Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Tahira
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hamid
authors.affiliation: Mian Usman Farooq, MBBS, MBA, MSc. Department of Strategic Planning and Institutional Advancement, King Abdullah Medical City (KAMC-HC), Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Mian Usman
authors.initials: MU
authors.lastname: Farooq
authors.affiliation: Nikita Islam, MBBS, MD, MRCOG. Department of Gyne Oncology, King Abdullah Medical City (KAMC-HC), Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Nikita
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Islam
keywords: Hypercalcemia; In Vitro fertilization; Ovarian cancer; SCCOHT; Small cell carcinoma