Diagnosis problems in a case of ovarian tumor - case presentation

Ovarian epithelial tumors are the most common ovarian neoplasms, standing for more than half of all ovarian tumors. Borderline ovarian tumors represent a distinct group recognized by the World Health Organization (WHO), histologically distinct low ovarian carcinomas. They are tumors with low grade of malignancy with good progress and prognosis. The authors present a case of an ovarian tumor with diagnosis problems. It was the case of a 38-year-old patient with no genital pathological history, presenting hypogastric pain, dysmenorrhea, abdominal distension. The imaging performed examinations suggested an ovarian tumor with potential malignancy. The symptoms were nonspecific and the treatment was surgical. The piece was processed by paraffin inclusion and microscopically examined. Although the imaging examinations may be suggestive for potentially malignant lesions, the histopathological relation with the immunohistochemical one is the one that establishes the diagnosis. Following these examinations, there was established an ovarian borderline tumor. This is included in the lesions with low malignancy, the further evolution of the patient being a good one. The purpose of this presentation was the warning of the importance of histopathological examination linked with the immunohistochemical one, although the imaging may present lesions with malignancy criteria. Also, it was performed a literature review of borderline tumors in young women in terms of diagnosis and therapeutic conduct.