Psammocarcinoma of ovary with serous cystadenofibroma of contralateral ovary: a case report
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...These tumors are usually unilateral, but rarely may these be bilateral as in our case [11]....
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...Although the exact mechanism of psammoma body formation is yet unclear, they are known to be associated with increased apoptotic cell death, BRAF mutation, and normal TP53 function, all of which are more profound in low-grade ovarian serous adenocarcinoma (22,23,24)....
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...Cases reported in the literature include primary psammocarcinomas of the ovary or peritoneum, or psammoma deposits in benign and malignant conditions such as serous adenocarcinoma of the ovaries, thyroid, meningioma, pancreas and calcifications in metastatic lesions (3,6,14,15,16,20,21,22,25,26)....
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...The later arise from the ovaries or peritoneum, and certain criteria must be fulfilled in order to characterize a carcinoma with psammoma bodies as psammocarcinomas (22)....
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...They are also likely to represent a biologic process which leads to degeneration of cancer cells, with consequent death and delay of tumor growth (14,19,21,22)....
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...Extensive search showed presence of only 28 cases of psammocarcinoma of ovary reported till date [1-17] (Table 1)....
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...Literature search showed presence of only 28 cases of psammocarcinoma of ovary reported till date (Table 1) [1-17]....
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...Literature search showed presence of only 28 cases of psammocarcinoma of ovary reported till date (Table 1) [1-17]....
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...The right ovary measured 7 × 6 × 2 cms. Cut Page 1 of 6 (page number not for citation purposes) P ag e 2 of 6 (p ag e nu m be r n ot fo r c ita tio n pu rp os es ) Follow up Remarks 1-died 3- lost FU 4- free of disease 42 months NED Adolescent NED 12 months NED Family history of epithelial cancer positive Recurrence 18 months Aggressive, with Cystadenofibromata 2 years NED Omental and peritoneal implant NED after 1 year Bilateral, omental nodule showed the features of invasive implant Recovered Bilateral with cysadenofibromata NA Aggressive NED 4 months stable Jo ur na l o f M ed ic al C as e R ep or ts 2 00 9, 3 :9 33 0 ht tp :// w w w .jm ed ic al ca se re po rts .c om /c on te nt /3 /1 /9 33 0 Table 1: Literature review of primary ovarian psammocarcinomas Author Year No. of cases Age Clinical features CA- 125 units/ml FIGO stage Surgery Chemothearpy Gilks et al [1] 1990 8 36 to 76 (mean of 57) Abdominal pain NA III TAH+ BSO (4 cases) LSO(2 cases) BSO(2 cases) Oment (3/8 cases) Y (1 patient) Kelley et al [2] 1995 1 18 Abdominal pain 25 IIIC TAH, BSO, oment, Y Pakos et al [3] (German) 1997 1 49 Mass in the lower abdomen IA BSO N Powell et al [4] 1998 1 59 Abdominal pain and increasing abdominal girth 118 IIIB TAH, BSO, oment N Poggi et al [5] 1998 1 66 Abdominal Pain nausea vomiting NA IIIB BSO, oment N Cobellis et al [6] 2003 1 48 Referred for leiomyomata uteri Normal IIIA TAH, BSO, oment N Giordano et al [7] 2005 1 66 Abdomino-pelvic mass Elevated IIIB TAH, BSO, oment, Y Rattenmaier et al [8] 2005 1 70 Malaise and abdominal discomfort 25,000 NA AH, BSO N Radin et al [9] 2005 1 60 Diffuse abdominal pain, bloating, diarrhea, and low back pain, 65.2 III Laparotomy, tumor debulking Y Vimplis et al[10] 2006 1 63 Abdominal discomfort and increasing abdominal girth 1,133 IIIB BSO,, SH, oment, Y Hiromura et al [11] 2007 1 73 Lower abdominal distention and pain 464 IIIC AH, BSO, and oment Y of 6 (p ag e nu m be r n ot fo r c ita tio n pu rp os es ) Jo ur na l o f M ed ic al C as e R ep or ts 2 00 9, 3 :9 33 0 ht tp :// w w w .jm ed ic al ca se re po rts .c om /c on te nt /3 /1 /9 33 0 Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009, 3:9330 http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/3/1/9330 section was solid and cystic with cysts ranging in size from 0.4 to 0.5 cm....
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...Pakos et al [3] (German) 1997 1 49 Mass in the lower abdomen IA BSO N...
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...Extensive search showed presence of only 28 cases of psammocarcinoma of ovary reported till date [1-17] (Table 1)....
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...All but one, cases reported in the literature had FIGO stage III tumors showing clinical behavior similar to that of borderline serous tumors [3]....
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"Psammocarcinoma of ovary with serou..." refers background in this paper
...Extensive search showed presence of only 28 cases of psammocarcinoma of ovary reported till date [1-17] (Table 1)....
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...Literature search showed presence of only 28 cases of psammocarcinoma of ovary reported till date (Table 1) [1-17]....
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...Vimplis et al[10] 2006 1 63 Abdominal discomfort and increasing abdominal girth 1,133 IIIB BSO,, SH, oment, Y...
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"Psammocarcinoma of ovary with serou..." refers background in this paper
...Extensive search showed presence of only 28 cases of psammocarcinoma of ovary reported till date [1-17] (Table 1)....
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...Despite the apparent low malignant potential of this tumor, there remains a need for patient's follow up data as aggressive behavior has been described in the literature [12,15,16]....
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...Literature search showed presence of only 28 cases of psammocarcinoma of ovary reported till date (Table 1) [1-17]....
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...Chase et al [16] 2009 1 45 Subcutaneous nodule NA NA B o...
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