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Tubal Cytology of the Fallopian Tube as a Promising Tool for Ovarian Cancer Early Detection
Published on: July 25, 2017
Ovarian carcinoma, endometrial carcinoma, and pregnancy
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, St. Louis, Missouri, 63141, USA.
Abstract:
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.
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