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Granulosa cell tumour: a recurrence 40 years after initial diagnosis
Nathalie East1, Abdulaziz Alobaid, Frédéric Goffin
1Department of Gynecology Oncology, CHUM, Notre-Dame Hospital, Montreal QC.
Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada : JOGC = Journal D'Obstetrique Et Gynecologie Du Canada : JOGC
|June 7, 2005
Abstract
Background:
Granulosa cell tumours are rare ovarian malignancies accounting for 2% to 5% of ovarian tumours. They are characterized by late recurrences, with the latest recurrence reported 37 years after first diagnosis.
Case:
A 73-year-old woman who had surgery for a granulosa cell tumour in her early 30s and who presented with a recurrence 40 years later.
Conclusion:
Patients and their physicians should be made aware that there is a potential for a granulosa cell tumour to recur many years in the future.
