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Case Report
Small cell carcinoma of the ovary successfully treated with radiotherapy only after surgery: case report
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Division of Gynecological Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, CHU Brugmann, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
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Division of Gynecological Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, CHU Brugmann, Université Libre de Bruxelles
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Department of Pathology, CHU Brugmann, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
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Department of Radiotherapy, Institut J. Bordet, Université Libre de Bruxelles (Belgium)
Eur. J. Gynaecol. Oncol. 2008, 29(5), 535–537;
Published: 10 October 2008
Abstract
Small cell ovarian tumors are rare and highly malignant, occurring mainly in young patients. Early mortality is high due to the lack of an effective treatment. The first adjuvant therapy is usually chemotherapy. Case: During laparotomy for renal transplant in a 17-year-old girl, the right ovary exhibited a suspicious mass, whose pathological diagnosis was Stage 1A small cell ovarian tumor. Prognosis was poor (young age, hypercalcemia, tumor > 10 cm, and presence of large cells). Since chemotherapy is contraindicated for dialysed patients, only radiotherapy was given. The patient is still alive and disease-free ten years after diagnosis. Conclusion: This is the first case with a poor prognosis reported in the literature that has been successfully cured by surgery plus adjuvant radiotherapy only.
Keywords
Breast
Cancer
Apoptosis
Estrogen receptor
Bcl-2