Sclerosing peritonitis associated with luteinized thecoma and elevated serum CA 125 levels: case report

Sclerosing peritonitis associated with luteinized thecoma and elevated serum CA 125 levels: case report

CONTEXT: Thecomas are benign tumors that account for less than 1% of all ovarian neoplasms. The association of ovarian thecoma with sclerosing peritonitis is rare. CASE REPORT: We report the case of a 33-year-old woman, with a two-month history of increasing abdominal volume. Ultrasound showed a com...

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Main Authors: Sabas Carlos Vieira, Lina Gomes dos Santos, Felipe José da Silva Melo Cruz, Wildson Moura Gonçalves, Sheila de Farias Viana Castelo Branco Rocha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina
Series:São Paulo Medical Journal
Subjects:
Thecoma
Peritonitis
Ovarian neoplasms
CA-125 antigen
Germinoma
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-31802008000200011&lng=en&tlng=en
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Summary:CONTEXT: Thecomas are benign tumors that account for less than 1% of all ovarian neoplasms. The association of ovarian thecoma with sclerosing peritonitis is rare. CASE REPORT: We report the case of a 33-year-old woman, with a two-month history of increasing abdominal volume. Ultrasound showed a complex pelvic lesion and laboratory analysis detected elevated serum CA 125 levels. The patient underwent total abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy and peritoneal biopsy. Histopathological analysis revealed the presence of luteinized thecoma of both ovaries associated with sclerosing peritonitis.
ISSN:1806-9460

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