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SUBMITTER: Villa R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6431729 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Villa Roberta R Azzollini Jacopo J Peissel Bernard B Manoukian Siranoush S
Gynecologic oncology reports 20190317
<h4>Background</h4>Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser syndrome (MRKHS) is a congenital disorder of yet unknown etiology, characterized by agenesis/hypoplasia of the müllerian duct system. The occurrence of ovarian cancer (OC) in MRKHS is rare, with <20 cases reported to date.<h4>Case</h4>A woman affected with MRKHS, developed an abdominal mass at the age of 33 years. Surgical examination revealed a blind vagina, small rudimentary uterus, two fully developed tubes and large bilateral ovarian tumors. ...[more]