IMR Press / EJGO / Volume 42 / Issue 2 / DOI: 10.31083/j.ejgo.2021.02.2238
Open Access Review
Risk of secondary malignancies in patients with ovarian cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis
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1 Student Research Committee, School of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, 4817844718 Sari, Iran
2 Gastrointestinal Cancer Research Center, Non-communicable Diseases Institute, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, 4816633131 Sari, Iran
3 Ramsar Campus, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, 35275774655 Ramsar, Iran
4 Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Student Research Committee, School of Allied Medical Science, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, 4817844718 Sari, Iran
5 Science Department, University of Tehran, 15476846596 Tehran, Iran
6 Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran, 15476846596 Tehran, Iran
7 Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, 4816633131 Sari, Iran
8 Chronic Respiratory Diseases Research Center, National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases (NRITLD), Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, 15476863651 Tehran, Iran
Eur. J. Gynaecol. Oncol. 2021, 42(2), 234–243; https://doi.org/10.31083/j.ejgo.2021.02.2238
Submitted: 6 September 2020 | Revised: 17 November 2020 | Accepted: 23 November 2020 | Published: 15 April 2021
Abstract

Objective: This study was performed to systematically assess the risk of secondary malignancies in patients with ovarian cancer. Methods: A systematic search was conducted in PubMed, Web of Science, and Scopus databases up to September 2019. In this study, the overall standardized incidence ratio (SIR) was calculated applying fixed/random-effects models. Sixteen cohort studies, including 122715 ovarian cancer patients with 4458 secondary malignancies were included. Results: Combined SIRs showed an increased risk of secondary malignancies prevalence (SIR = 1.81, 95% CI 1.58–2.03). The most common malignancies were cervical cancer 11.57 (6.94–16.21), endometrium 6.31 (4.18–8.44), leukemia 3.33 (2.23–4.43), connective tissue 2.61 (1.56–3.66), bladder 2.13 (1.77–2.50), renal 1.43 (1.11–1.74), intestine 2.36 (1.11–3.61), colorectal 1.73 (1.44–2.02), pancreatic 1.42 (1.13–1.71), breast 1.34 (1.5–1.18), and thyroid 1.59 (1.13–2.04) cancers. Conclusion: Some malignancies were found to be highly prevalent in patients with ovarian cancer compared to the general population, including endometrial cancer, leukemia, connective tissue malignancy, and bladder cancer. Therefore, efforts for early detection, which could lead to improved survival should be taken in these patients.

Keywords
Ovarian cancer
Secondary malignancy
Secondary cancer
SIR
Meta-analysis
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