[A serous cystadenoma of the ovary of borderline malignancy with a fifteen-year history. A case report].

Abstract

A case of a serous cystadenoma of a ovary of borderline malignancy is reported. Sixteen years earlier, the patient had undergone an exploratory laparotomy because of ovarian tumor, and the histologic diagnosis had been a serous cystadenocarcinoma. Postoperative chemotherapy was not effective and drainage of the tumor fluid had been performed for 15 years, with the estimated drainage volume estimated to have reached, 1,000 1. Gradual malnutrition and marked tumor growth then become apparent. A reevaluation of the initial histologic slides and her clinical course strongly suggested a serous cystadenoma of borderline malignancy. Thus a tumor resection, a bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, and a hysterectomy was performed. A histologic diagnosis of a resected specimen confirmed a serous cystadenoma of borderline malignancy and the histologic features were quite similar to those of the initial biopsy specimens. The patient is living well postoperatively for 8 months without postoperative chemotherapy.

• Authors: O Nagata, S Aramaki, H Iino, S Ishikawa, H Yoshida, M Azekami, Y Yamaguchi, T Iwasa, K Matsukuma, Y Iwata
• Journal: Gan no rinsho. Japan journal of cancer clinics (Gan No Rinsho) Vol. 36 Issue 5 Pg. 669-73 (Apr 1990) ISSN: 0021-4949 [Print] Japan
• PMID: 2325270 (Publication Type: Case Reports, English Abstract, Journal Article)

Topics

• Adult
• Cystadenoma (pathology, surgery)
• Female
• Follow-Up Studies
• Humans
• Hysterectomy
• Ovarian Neoplasms (pathology, surgery)
• Ovariectomy