[Bilateral ovarian carcinoma during pregnancy (author's transl)]

A case of bilateral ovarian carcinoma during pregnancy is reported. The diagnosis was obtained at 18 weeks gestation by laparoscopy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy with excision of macroscopically evident tumour was carried out. The gravid uterus was retained because of the high desire for childbearing of the 27 year old primirgravida. At 39 weeks gestation the pregnancy was terminated by Cesarean section and a small retrouterine metastasis were excised. Post-partum a single agent chemotherapy with Cyclophosphami was started. Eight years later mother and child are in good condition. The treatment of this case is compared to reports from the literature.