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Published on: January 22, 2022
Rapidly recurring ovarian fibrosarcoma after optimal debulking surgery in a 46-year-old woman
Hariyono Winarto1,2, Tantri Hellyanti2,3, Sigit Purbadi4,2
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Dr Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, Central Jakarta, Indonesia hariyono.winarto@ui.ac.id.
Abstract:
Ovarian fibrosarcoma is an extremely rare tumour with no universally accepted guidelines for treatment. We present a 46-year-old nulliparous woman with ovarian fibrosarcoma who mainly presented with a painful abdominal enlargement. Optimal debulking surgery was performed, and a specimen of the tumour was examined. A frozen section examined during surgery revealed spindle cell morphology, raising the suspicion of ovarian fibrosarcoma, which was later confirmed by immunohistochemistry staining. Our patient refused to undergo chemotherapy and died 3 months after surgery due to tumour recurrence. Although no clear consensus exists for administering chemotherapy for fibrosarcoma, some published case reports have shown a lower chance of recurrence and better prognosis in patients who undergo chemotherapy compared with our patient.

