Adult granulosa cell tumor associated with endometrial carcinoma: a case report
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>If strict criteria for the diagnosis of carcinoma are used and all patients with granulosa cell tumors are considered, the best estimate of the incidence of associated endometrial carcinomas is under 5%. In patients with granulosa...
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| author | Eke Ahizechukwu C Eleje George U Ikpeze Okechukwu C Ukah Cornelius O |
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| description | <p>Abstract</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>If strict criteria for the diagnosis of carcinoma are used and all patients with granulosa cell tumors are considered, the best estimate of the incidence of associated endometrial carcinomas is under 5%. In patients with granulosa cell tumors, estrogen-dependent endometrial cancers are rarely found, and most of these endometrial cancers are well-differentiated endometrioid adenocarcinomas that carry a good prognosis when detected early.</p> <p>Case presentation</p> <p>We report the case of a 65-year-old post-menopausal Nigerian woman of the Igbo tribe with an adult granulosa cell tumor that was initially treated as endometrial carcinoma. She underwent a total abdominal hysterectomy and a bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy after histopathologic confirmation of a well-differentiated granulosa cell tumor of the ovary and a nuclear grade 1 adenocarcinoma of the endometrium (International Federation of Obstetricians and Gynecologists stage 1B). She had a good post-operative recovery and was discharged 10 days after treatment.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>The association between adult granulosa cell tumors of the ovary and endometrial carcinomas is rare. A high index of suspicion as well as good imaging and histopathologic analyses are important in making this diagnosis.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b4c78b6fb7784b3f94fe0296187bf9e32022-12-22T03:28:07ZengBMCJournal of Medical Case Reports1752-19472011-08-015134010.1186/1752-1947-5-340Adult granulosa cell tumor associated with endometrial carcinoma: a case reportEke Ahizechukwu CEleje George UIkpeze Okechukwu CUkah Cornelius O<p>Abstract</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>If strict criteria for the diagnosis of carcinoma are used and all patients with granulosa cell tumors are considered, the best estimate of the incidence of associated endometrial carcinomas is under 5%. In patients with granulosa cell tumors, estrogen-dependent endometrial cancers are rarely found, and most of these endometrial cancers are well-differentiated endometrioid adenocarcinomas that carry a good prognosis when detected early.</p> <p>Case presentation</p> <p>We report the case of a 65-year-old post-menopausal Nigerian woman of the Igbo tribe with an adult granulosa cell tumor that was initially treated as endometrial carcinoma. She underwent a total abdominal hysterectomy and a bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy after histopathologic confirmation of a well-differentiated granulosa cell tumor of the ovary and a nuclear grade 1 adenocarcinoma of the endometrium (International Federation of Obstetricians and Gynecologists stage 1B). She had a good post-operative recovery and was discharged 10 days after treatment.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>The association between adult granulosa cell tumors of the ovary and endometrial carcinomas is rare. A high index of suspicion as well as good imaging and histopathologic analyses are important in making this diagnosis.</p>http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/5/1/340 |
| spellingShingle | Eke Ahizechukwu C Eleje George U Ikpeze Okechukwu C Ukah Cornelius O Adult granulosa cell tumor associated with endometrial carcinoma: a case report Journal of Medical Case Reports |
| title | Adult granulosa cell tumor associated with endometrial carcinoma: a case report |
| title_full | Adult granulosa cell tumor associated with endometrial carcinoma: a case report |
| title_fullStr | Adult granulosa cell tumor associated with endometrial carcinoma: a case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Adult granulosa cell tumor associated with endometrial carcinoma: a case report |
| title_short | Adult granulosa cell tumor associated with endometrial carcinoma: a case report |
| title_sort | adult granulosa cell tumor associated with endometrial carcinoma a case report |
| url | http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/5/1/340 |
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