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Primary insular carcinoid of the ovary

  • E.E. Lagoudianakis1
  • H. Markogiannakis1
  • G. Karantzikos1
  • A. Papadima2
  • L. Alevizos1
  • A. Manouras1,*,

11st Department of Propaedeutic Surgery, Hippocration Hospital, Athens Medical School, University of Athens, Greece

2Department of Anesthesiology, Hippocration Hospital, Athens, Greece

DOI: 10.12892/ejgo200805554 Vol.29,Issue 5,September 2008 pp.554-555

Published: 10 September 2008

*Corresponding Author(s): A. Manouras E-mail: amanouras@hippocratio.gr

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Abstract

Primary ovarian carcinoids are very rare tumors that account for less than 5% of all carcinoids and 0.1% of all ovarian malignancies. We present a rare case of a primary. non-functioning, insular carcinoid of the left ovary in a 44-year-old woman originating from the outer surface of a mature cystic teratoma. After all uneventful unilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, the patient had no sign of recurrence with computed tomography and 5-HIAA evaluation at 3-year follow-up. Although rare. primary ovarian insular carcinoid tumors that are confined to the ovary and treated with surgery are expected to have all excellent overall Outcome.

Keywords

Primary insular ovarian carcinoid; Mature cystic ovarian teratoma; Ovarian neoplasms; Salpingo-oophorectomy; Nonfunctioning carcinoid

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E.E. Lagoudianakis,H. Markogiannakis,G. Karantzikos,A. Papadima,L. Alevizos,A. Manouras. Primary insular carcinoid of the ovary. European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology. 2008. 29(5);554-555.

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https://www.ejgo.net/articles/10.12892/ejgo200805554

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