Bilateral ovarian fibromas and endometrial adenocarcinoma in a postmenopausal patient with growing uterine myomas

Authors
Foth, D Nawroth, F Schmidt, T Ortmann, M Romer, T
Citation
D. Foth et al., Bilateral ovarian fibromas and endometrial adenocarcinoma in a postmenopausal patient with growing uterine myomas, MATURITAS, 39(3), 2001, pp. 259-264
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Reproductive Medicine","Medical Research General Topics
Journal title
MATURITAS
ISSN journal
03785122 → ACNP
Volume
39
Issue
3
Year of publication
2001
Pages
259 - 264
Database
ISI
SICI code
0378-5122(20010928)39:3<259:BOFAEA>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
Bilateral ovarian fibromas are a rare condition. We report a case of bilate ral ovarian fibromas with endometrial adenocarcinoma in a postmenopausal wo man who clinically showed symptoms of an estrogen-producing tumour. Clinica l and histopathological problems in the pre- and intraoperative diagnostics of fibromas are discussed. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd. All righ ts reserved.