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Co-occurrence of Mayer-Rokitansky-Kuster-Hauser syndrome and ovarian cancer: A case report and review of the literature.


ABSTRACT: Background: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. Case: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. The histological diagnosis was a low-grade serous carcinoma (LGSOC) of both ovaries, staged IIB. The patient showed a normal female karyotype and resulted negative at the BRCA1/2 genetic testing. Conclusion:This is the first report of a LGSOC in a patient with MRKHS. Although the identification of familial cases with both MRKHS and OC raised the hypothesis of a common genetic origin, further data and reports of additional cases are needed in order to assess a possible association of the two conditions.

SUBMITTER: Villa R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6431729 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Co-occurrence of Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser syndrome and ovarian cancer: A case report and review of the 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]

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