Four synchronous female genital malignancies: the ovary, cervix, endometrium and fallopian tube

Objective To present a unique case of a 63 year-old woman with coexistent adenocarcinoma of the ovary, endometrium, cervix and fallopian tube. Materials and methods A case report from a tertiary health center. Results A woman presenting with postmenopausal bleeding and abdominal distantion was asses...

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Published in:Archives of gynecology and obstetrics 2008-06, Vol.277 (6), p.557-562
Main Authors: Saglam, Arzu, Bozdag, Gurkan, Kuzey, Gamze Mocan, Kuçukali, Turkan, Ayhan, Ali
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adenocarcinoma - pathology
Adenocarcinoma - therapy
Case Report
Endocrinology
Endometrial cancer
Endometrial Neoplasms - pathology
Endometrial Neoplasms - therapy
Fallopian Tube Neoplasms - pathology
Fallopian Tube Neoplasms - therapy
Female
Genital cancers
Gynecology
Human Genetics
Humans
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Metastasis
Middle Aged
Neoplasms, Multiple Primary - pathology
Neoplasms, Multiple Primary - therapy
Obstetrics/Perinatology/Midwifery
Ovarian Neoplasms - pathology
Ovarian Neoplasms - therapy
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms - pathology
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms - therapy
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Summary:Objective To present a unique case of a 63 year-old woman with coexistent adenocarcinoma of the ovary, endometrium, cervix and fallopian tube. Materials and methods A case report from a tertiary health center. Results A woman presenting with postmenopausal bleeding and abdominal distantion was assessed by endometrial biopsy and explorative surgery. The frozen section of the mass on the right adnex revealed malign mucinous carcinoma of the ovary. As usual, optimal debulking was performed as initial surgical staging procedure of ovarian cancer. The microscopic examination of the right ovary revealed a typical mucinous cystadenocarcinoma. Furthermore, the focal endometrial irregularity at the left uterine cornus turned out to be a well differentiated endometrial carcinoma of the endometrioid type with
ISSN:0932-0067
1432-0711
DOI:10.1007/s00404-007-0520-4