Primary osteosarcoma of ovary |
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Authors: | Shamima Yeasmin Kentaro Nakayama Masako Ishibashi Atsuko Katagiri Kouji Iida Atsushi Manabe Toru Nabika Naomi Nakayama Kohji Miyazaki |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shimane University School of Medicine, 89-1 Enyacho, Izumo, Shimane 693-8501, Japan;(2) Department of Functional Pathology, Shimane University School of Medicine, Izumo, Japan |
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Abstract: | Primary osteosarcoma originating from the ovary is an exceedingly rare, highly malignant tumor. Only a few cases have been
reported in the past few decades. We describe a 50-year-old postmenopausal woman who presented with a large abdominal mass.
The clinical diagnosis was malignant ovarian cancer. Her disease was aggressive; she had no response to systemic chemotherapy
and died within 1 month of presentation. A definitive diagnosis of primary ovarian osteosarcoma was made by histopathological
examination of autopsy specimens. Although rare, primary ovarian osteosarcoma should be considered in the differential diagnosis
of a large, rapidly progressing pelvic mass in a postmenopausal woman. Early diagnosis provides hope of a complete surgical
resection, which is currently the only promising treatment. |
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Keywords: | Osteosarcoma Ovary Abdominal mass |
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