1/280. Ovarian carcinoma, endometrial carcinoma, and pregnancy.A 31-year-old G1 P0 patient with a history of infertility presented with light spotting and cramping at the end of her first trimester. An ultrasonogram at 19 weeks gestation revealed an intrauterine gestation of 21 weeks, a large leiomyoma, and a 8.9 x 6.8 cm complex left ovarian mass. At 35 weeks gestation she had an emergency cesarean section and left salpingo-oophorectomy due to a presumed ruptured ovarian mass. The ovarian mass was diagnosed as a serous cystadenocarcinoma. An exploratory laparotomy with a total abdominal hysterectomy, a right salpingo-oophorectomy, omental biopsy, and periaortic node sampling at 9 weeks postpartum revealed a diagnosis of stage IC ovarian serous cystadenocarcinoma and a stage IA secretory endometrial adenocarcinoma. Adjunctive 32P therapy was successfully administered and at this time the patient has had no recurrence.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = pregnancy, gestation (Clic here for more details about this article) |
2/280. Failure of high-dose chemotherapy with peripheral blood stem cell support for refractory placental site trophoblastic tumor.Placental site trophoblastic tumor (PSTT) is a rare form of gestational trophoblastic disease. The metastatic and refractory cases have a very poor prognosis. To our knowledge, this is the first report of the application of high-dose chemotherapy with autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplantation (PBSCT) for the treatment of refractory metastatic PSTT. A 36-year-old woman had a metastatic PSTT refractory to several lines of chemotherapy. She was treated with high dose of carboplatin and etoposide with autologous PBSCT. She showed only a temporary response to high-dose chemotherapy with PBSCT support and died of disease.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.038803296947803keywords = gestation (Clic here for more details about this article) |
3/280. Borderline ovarian tumors complicating pregnancy: a case report.Although the majority of ovarian tumors complicating pregnancy are benign, they still pose a challenge because of the difficulty in differentiating between benign and malignant tumors during pregnancy. To our knowledge, the value of color Doppler ultrasound in the diagnosis of borderline malignant tumors complicating pregnancy remains unclear. We present the case of a 29-year-old pregnant woman with an ovarian tumor of low malignant potential. Preoperative ultrasound revealed a well-encapsulated cystic complex on the left ovary measuring 16 x 18 x 12 cm with an internally smooth surface, multiple septa ranging from 2 to 4 mm in thickness and a small solid component 2 cm in diameter, with a resistance index of 0.42. The differential diagnosis preoperatively was a borderline tumor. The patient underwent a left oophorectomy at 18 weeks of gestation. Frozen pathology indicated a mucinous cystadenocarcinoma of low malignant potential. A thorough surgical staging was completed. The final pathology confirmed mucinous cystadenocarcinoma of low malignant potential, stage IA. Postoperatively, the patient had an uneventful course and did not receive any adjuvant therapy. She delivered a normal male fetus weighing 3,450 g at 38 weeks of gestation. We conclude that color Doppler ultrasound is helpful for the preoperative diagnosis of borderline tumors of the ovaries but its usefulness for making an accurate diagnosis may require further evaluation.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1.6238892849196keywords = pregnancy, gestation (Clic here for more details about this article) |
4/280. The forgotten child--a case of heterotopic, intra-abdominal and intrauterine pregnancy carried to term.Heterotopic pregnancies are estimated to be less frequent than one in 30,000 if no assisted reproduction technologies are performed. Here we report a case which occurred in tanzania. An abdominal pregnancy at term was first misdiagnosed as an ovarian tumour and diagnosed on the first post-partum day of the intrauterine fetus, which was delivered spontaneously. The abdominal pregnancy was then treated by laparotomy and removal of the placenta. The fetus was alive and healthy. The follow-up of the twins was normal.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1.3253851637349keywords = pregnancy (Clic here for more details about this article) |
5/280. Burkitt's lymphoma of the ovary in association with pregnancy. Two case reports.Burkitt's lymphoma of the ovary, occurring in association with pregnancy, is rare, only one case having been previously reported. Two cases are reported here and the possible effect of pregnancy discussed.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1.3253851637349keywords = pregnancy (Clic here for more details about this article) |
6/280. Large ovarian cellular fibroma during pregnancy mimicking a lipid cell tumor.Lipid cell tumors are extremely rare tumors of the ovary which are usually malignant when larger than eight centimeters. Fibromas, on the other hand, are the most common type of benign ovarian solid tumors. Neither one of these tumors are known to be accelerated by the pregnant state. We report a case of a healthy 15-year-old female who was found to have an ovarian mass during pregnancy. This fibroma weighed more than 3,800 grams and mimicked a lipid cell tumor. cesarean section and unilateral oophorectomy resulted in a good outcome for both mother and child.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1.1044876364457keywords = pregnancy (Clic here for more details about this article) |
7/280. Spontaneous ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome and deep vein thrombosis in pregnancy: case report.This report describes a case of spontaneous ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) occurring in a pregnant woman carrying the factor v Leiden mutation. Even though prophylactic treatment for thrombo-embolism was adopted by administering low molecular weight heparin, the pregnancy was complicated by thromboses of the left subclavian, axillary, humeral and internal jugular veins during the second trimester of gestation. The pregnancy was managed conservatively and a healthy newborn was delivered at term. In order to avoid unnecessary laparotomy, we emphasize the importance of careful diagnosis in order to differentiate spontaneous OHSS from ovarian carcinoma, as well as the necessity to look for the presence of coagulation disorders in women affected by OHSS.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1.3641884606827keywords = pregnancy, gestation (Clic here for more details about this article) |
8/280. Endodermal sinus tumour of the ovary in pregnancy.We present a case of a 30-year-old pregnant woman in whom an ovarian mass was identified by ultrasonography at 15 weeks' gestation. A markedly elevated maternal serum alphafetoprotein (MSAFP) suggested a diagnosis of endodermal sinus tumour of the ovary. A right salpingo-oophorectomy at 19 weeks' gestation enabled histological confirmation of the diagnosis and suggested a stage 1 tumour. Unfortunately tumour recurrence necessitated further laparotomy and delivery by caesarean section at 32 weeks' gestation. A total abdominal hysterectomy and left salpingo-oophorectomy was undertaken with resection of the splenic flexure and formation of a double-barrelled colostomy after which no gross intraperitoneal tumour remained. Three weeks later a new suprahepatic tumour mass was excised and the colostomy was closed. The patient then received four cycles of combination chemotherapy with cisplatin, etoposide, and bleomycin. Unfortunately she developed a faecal fistula at the site of the colostomy. Germ cell tumours are highly responsive to chemotherapy. Over-zealous surgery particularly involving bowel resection may cause unnecessary morbidity and compromise the outcome.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = pregnancy, gestation (Clic here for more details about this article) |
9/280. An unusual case of malignant brenner tumor in association with low-grade urothelial carcinoma of the urinary bladder. A case report.We present a case of a 45-year-old Caucasian female with a malignant brenner tumor arising at the site of the right ovary 21 years after right adnexectomy performed for ectopic pregnancy. Several months after the presentation of the malignant brenner tumor the patient was diagnosed with low-grade urothelial carcinoma of the urinary bladder. All clinical, biochemical, and pathological findings with the emphasis on the differential diagnosis are summarized. A brief survey of histological theories and classification of Brenner tumors as well as therapeutic approaches with their results are given. We have found a few papers [1, 2] dealing with the coexistence of Brenner tumors with urothelial ones, but to our knowledge the coexistence of both malignant tumors has not been published previously.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.22089752728915keywords = pregnancy (Clic here for more details about this article) |
10/280. trisomy 12 in juvenile granulosa cell tumor of the ovary during pregnancy. A report of two cases.BACKGROUND: Granulosa cell tumors constitute only 5% of ovarian neoplasms, and their coexistence with pregnancy is extremely rare. Juvenile granulosa cell tumor has a good prognosis if it is confined to the ovary, but this type behaves more aggressively than the adult type at advanced stages. CASES: We report on successful completion of two singleton pregnancies and deliveries of normal infants in two young women with juvenile granulosa cell tumor diagnosed and treated during pregnancy. This tumor has rarely been described in association with pregnancy. The presence of trisomy 12 as a single chromosomal abnormality was detected in these two tumors. Both tumors were localized strictly to the ovary, so conservative surgery was applied and proved sufficient to remove all tumor tissue. Follow-up showed no signs of recurrence 18 and 53 months after the interventions. CONCLUSION: These cases support the contention that trisomy 12 is a nonrandom chromosome abnormality in juvenile granulosa cell tumors and that pregnancy may affect nuclear stability in this tumor.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1.7671802183132keywords = pregnancy (Clic here for more details about this article) |
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