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Primary ovarian carcinoid: A report of two cases and a decade registry
Islam H Metwally1, Amr F Elalfy1, Shadi Awny1
1Surgical Oncology Unit, Oncology Center Mansoura University (OCMU), Mansoura, Egypt.
Objectives:
This study aims at reporting 2 cases of primary ovarian carcinoid tumor, and providing an adequate registry of such cases and how they were managed.
Methods:
2 female patients with primary ovarian carcinoid were diagnosed and treated in our center. Discussion of their presentation, pathology and treatment is entitled. Also a thorough search of all published registries and case reports of ovarian carcinoid was done with analysis of reported data.
Results:
164 cases of primary ovarian carcinoid tumor were detected since 2005 with the predominance of the insular variant. Carcinoid syndrome occurs in nearly 14% of these cases. Most of the cases were treated with hysterectomy. Unfortunately, the prognosis was not documented in most series.
Conclusion:
Primary ovarian carcinoid is a relatively rare disease with an indolent course and excellent outcome. Carcinoid syndrome, especially carcinoid heart disease may worsen the prognosis. Total abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy has been commonly used as the treatment of choice of primary ovarian carcinoid tumors.
