Mucinous ovarian adenocarcinoma in the premenarchal patient: A case presentation

Date
1997
Authors
Du Toit G.C.
Moore S.W.
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Abstract
Epithelial ovarian malignancies are uncommon prior to the menarche. Mucinous cystadenocarcinomas are rare in children and tend to present with advanced disease. A case is described of malignant mucinous cystadenocarcinoma of the ovary occurring in a premenarchal girl resulting in intestinal obstruction. There was a fatal outcome despite multimodal therapy, which included ablative surgery. Familial recurrence of site-specific ovarian cancer requires counselling and follow-up of the female siblings of children with aggressive tumors.
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cisplatin, ifosfamide, abdominal hysterectomy, article, cancer palliative therapy, case report, child, colon resection, female, human, intestine obstruction, laparotomy, menarche, mucinous carcinoma, ovary adenocarcinoma, priority journal, salpingooophorectomy
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International Journal of Gynecological Cancer
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