Synchronous Endometrioid Endometrial and Ovarian Cancer in a 34-Year-Old Woman

Amaral, P; Silva, A; Lacerda, A; Barros, C

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Ovarian cancer is the leading cause of death from gynaecological malignancy in developed countries. Synchronous endometrioid endometrial and ovarian cancer in patients appears with different clinical characteristics compared to patients with isolated endometrial cancer. A 34-year-old woman with lower abdominal pain of 1 year duration presented at the emergency department. On gynaecological examination, she had a left and midline pelvic mass. A transvaginal ultrasound showed it to be a complex hypervascularised mass, with cystic and solid components on left adnexal region. Ectopic pregnancy and pelvic inflammatory disease were excluded. Serum levels of tumour marker CA125 and ROMA were increased. The MR showed a complex mass, suggestive of primary fallopian tube or ovarian tumour. The patient underwent a total abdominal hysterectomy, bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, pelvic and para-aortic lymph node dissection and subcolonic omentectomy. Histopathology revealed a synchronous endometrioid endometrial and ovarian cancer.

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Adult Carcinoma, Endometrioid Endometrial Neoplasms Endometrium Fallopian Tubes Female Humans Hysterectomy Lymph Nodes Neoplasms, Multiple Primary Ovarian Neoplasms Ovariectomy Treatment Outcome MAC GIN