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Ovarian endometrioid adenocarcinoma diagnosed in pregnancy: a case report

  • A. Guarino1
  • L. Di Benedetto1
  • M. Mallozzi1
  • M. Schimberni1
  • D. Caserta1,*,

1Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Translational Medicine, Sant’Andrea Hospital,Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, University of Rome “Sapienza”, Rome (Italy)

DOI: 10.12892/ejgo3976.2017 Vol.38,Issue 4,August 2017 pp.621-623

Published: 10 August 2017

*Corresponding Author(s): D. Caserta E-mail: donatella.caserta@uniroma1.it

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Abstract

The prevalence of adnexal masses pregnancy is about 0.19-8.8%. The malignancy rate is around 1-6%, and indeed most cases are benign masses. During pregnancy adnexal masses should be accurately evaluated to identify the patients who need surgery from those who need a ‘wait-and-see’ strategy. The authors report a case of 36-year-old woman (gravida 2, para 2, two vaginal deliveries) referred to the Gynecologic Department with diagnosis of endometrioid ovarian adenocarcinoma. The patient underwent laparotomic surgery with left salpingo-oophorectomy, total hysterectomy, pelvic and para-aortic lymphadenectomy, and peritoneal washing for optimal surgery staging. No ascites or residual tumour in the abdominal cavity were found macroscopically. Histopathology was negative for residual ovarian cancer. Currently the treatment and the management of ovarian cancer are not well established because scientific evidence is limited.

Keywords

Pregnancy; Ovarian adenocarcinoma; Endometrioid adenocarcinoma.

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A. Guarino,L. Di Benedetto,M. Mallozzi,M. Schimberni,D. Caserta. Ovarian endometrioid adenocarcinoma diagnosed in pregnancy: a case report. European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology. 2017. 38(4);621-623.

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