Spontaneous conception in the presence of stage IIIC endometrioid ovarian cancer

Authors
Bennett, RA Dodson, WC Olt, GJ Ahearn, J Legro, RS
Citation
Ra. Bennett et al., Spontaneous conception in the presence of stage IIIC endometrioid ovarian cancer, FERT STERIL, 75(3), 2001, pp. 623-624
Citations number
4
Categorie Soggetti
Reproductive Medicine","da verificare
Journal title
FERTILITY AND STERILITY
ISSN journal
00150282 → ACNP
Volume
75
Issue
3
Year of publication
2001
Pages
623 - 624
Database
ISI
SICI code
0015-0282(200103)75:3<623:SCITPO>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
Objective: To describe a rare case of spontaneous conception in a patient w ith a preexisting metastatic ovarian cancer. Design: Case report. Setting: University hospital. Patient(s): A 39-year-old Asian woman who conceived wh ile undergoing an evaluation for primary infertility and newly detected bil ateral adnexal masses. Intervention(s): Staging laparotomy and total abdomi nal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingooophorectomy. Main Outcome Measure(s ): Anatomic pathology diagnosis. Result(s): Blighted ovum and stage IIIC en dometrioid adenocarcinoma of ovary. Conclusion(s): Metastatic ovarian cance r does not prevent either spontaneous ovulation or spontaneous conception. (C) 2001 by American Society for Reproductive Medicine.