Rare case of stage IA epithelial ovarian cancer with bone as the first site of recurrent metastasis

2006 ◽  
Vol 16 (Suppl 1) ◽  
pp. 322-326 ◽  
Author(s):  
K.-H. Chang ◽  
J.-P. Lee ◽  
H.-S. Ryu

Ovarian cancer is one of the main gynecological malignancies including cervical cancer and endometrial cancer. Epithelial ovarian cancer generally presents with already advanced disease at the time of diagnosis and is accompanied by poor prognosis. However, stage I ovarian cancer defined as lesions confined to the ovary is usually considered to have a good prognosis, illustrated by a 5-year survival rate of greater than 70–80%. Also, recurrences tend to be late and are usually in the abdominopelvic cavity. Metastases to the skeletal structures are rare. We report a rare case of early stage IA ovarian cancer, in which the first recurrent lesion was bone metastasis.

2009 ◽  
Vol 27 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. e16551-e16551
Author(s):  
S. R. Lord ◽  
N. Vasudev ◽  
S. Knight ◽  
V. Speirs ◽  
G. Hall

e16551 Background: The proportion of patients receiving chemotherapy for endometrial cancer is increasing both in the adjuvant and advanced setting. The literature describes many prognostic immunohistochemical factors in early stage endometrial cancer, the majority of whom will not receive chemotherapy. The aim of this study was to describe the biomarker expression for endometrial tumours treated with chemotherapy and to assess what constitutes a favourable and unfavourable profile for this patient group. Methods: For a subset of patients with either endometrioid, serous or a mixed mullerian morphology treated with chemotherapy at our centre between 1996 and 2008 an immunohistochemical profile of 14 biomarkers was studied (ERα, Erβ1, Erβ2, PR, PRB, P53, Rb, E-cad, MDM2, MIB-1, E2F1, p16, p13, and p21). A univariate analysis using cox regression of potential prognostic factors was then carried out. Results: In total 199 patients received chemotherapy for endometrial cancer over the 12 year period studied. Two year survival from commencement of chemotherapy for patients receiving adjuvant treatment was 45.2% and palliative treatment 28.1%. The commonest histological subtypes were endometrioid adenocarcinoma (40%), serous carcinoma (24.1%) and mixed mullerian tumours (14.6%). For the subset of 35 patients 38.2% of patients had positive immunohistochemical staining for ERα, 53% for PR, 73.5% for p16, and 94% for E2F1. Good prognosis was predicted by the strength of staining for E2F1 (HR 0.757, CI 0.216/0.902, p = 0.025) and poor prognosis by p16 (HR 1.470, CI 1.040/2.077, p = 0.029). Conclusions: Positive staining for ERα and PR was of similar frequency to previous studies of early stage endometrial cancer and did not significantly influence prognosis. Good prognosis correlated with E2F1 expression and poor prognosis with p16. A greater proportion of patients had serous morphology compared to published series of early stage endometrial cancer. Further study of prognostic factors in larger numbers of patients and built into prospective randomised trials may allow the creation of a prognostic model and guide the development of future clinical trials of targeted therapy. No significant financial relationships to disclose.


2013 ◽  
Vol 154 (14) ◽  
pp. 523-530
Author(s):  
Erzsébet Szatmári ◽  
Szabolcs Máté ◽  
Norbert Sipos ◽  
András Szánthó ◽  
Mihály Silhavy ◽  
...  

The aim of this study is to review the literature of fertility-sparing techniques and their safety in early-stage malignant ovarian tumors, especially in epithelial ovarian cancer. Fertility preservation is widely accepted in early-stage borderline, germ cell and sex cord-stromal tumors. Based on data from retrospective studies, fertility-sparing surgery in epithelial ovarian cancer can be recommended in stage IA, grade 1–2 and favorable hystologic type ovarian cancer. Above stage IA, or in grade 3, or in clear-cell tumors decision making process about fertility-sparing surgery should be individual. Correct surgical staging is mandatory and oncologic safety should be primary. In the group of carefully selected patients oncological outcomes are identical to those of radical surgery. Spontaneous pregnancy rates vary, but they are generally high. Adequate counseling with patients, detailed documentation and careful follow-up is of outstanding importance. In order to improve the quality of fertility preservation techniques, establishment of treatment centers is recommended. Orv. Hetil., 2013, 154, 523–530.


2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen A Cannistra ◽  
Christina I Herold

This chapter focuses on the three types of gynecologic cancer—epithelial cancer of the ovary, cancer of the uterine cervix, and cancer of the endometrium (uterine cancer)—and reviews their epidemiology, diagnosis, differential diagnosis, surgical features, and staging, as well as their risk factors and clinical features. Also discussed are methods of treatment and the management of relapse. Epithelial ovarian cancer occurs at a mean age of 60 years in the United States and is the most lethal of gynecologic tract tumors. However, a recent trial has demonstrated a survival advantage through the use of intraperitoneal chemotherapy for appropriate patients with optimally debulked ovarian cancer. Invasive cervical cancer is uncommon in developed countries, partly because of the effectiveness of Pap smear screening. Nevertheless, cancer of the uterine cervix is the third most common gynecologic cancer diagnosis and cause of death among gynecologic cancers in the United States. However, for women with early-stage cervical cancer, data from several randomized trials indicate an improvement in response rate and survival through the use of combination platinum-based regimens for platinum-sensitive relapse. Also noted is an improvement in survival using combined-modality chemoradiation in appropriate patients with locally advanced cervical cancer. Endometrial cancer is the most frequent tumor of the gynecologic tract; it is estimated that it occurred in over 46,000 women and caused more than 8,000 deaths in the United States in 2011. Recent data indicate improvement in survival using adjuvant platinum-based chemotherapy in appropriate patients with high-risk endometrial cancer. Tables in this chapter review the common histologic types of epithelial ovarian cancer, selected signs and symptoms of ovarian cancer, the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) staging system for epithelial ovarian cancer, differential diagnosis of a complex cyst detected by transvaginal sonography, selected adverse prognostic factors in epithelial ovarian cancer, common chemotherapy agents used in the treatment of epithelial ovarian cancer, the FIGO surgical staging of endometrial cancer, and postoperative management considerations for patients with uterine cancer. Figures illustrate the four histologic subtypes of epithelial ovarian cancer, the intraoperative appearance of stage III epithelial ovarian cancer, and FIGO staging of cervical cancer. This review contains 6 highly rendered figures, 8 tables, and 150 references.


2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen A Cannistra ◽  
Christina I Herold

This chapter focuses on the three types of gynecologic cancer—epithelial cancer of the ovary, cancer of the uterine cervix, and cancer of the endometrium (uterine cancer)—and reviews their epidemiology, diagnosis, differential diagnosis, surgical features, and staging, as well as their risk factors and clinical features. Also discussed are methods of treatment and the management of relapse. Epithelial ovarian cancer occurs at a mean age of 60 years in the United States and is the most lethal of gynecologic tract tumors. However, a recent trial has demonstrated a survival advantage through the use of intraperitoneal chemotherapy for appropriate patients with optimally debulked ovarian cancer. Invasive cervical cancer is uncommon in developed countries, partly because of the effectiveness of Pap smear screening. Nevertheless, cancer of the uterine cervix is the third most common gynecologic cancer diagnosis and cause of death among gynecologic cancers in the United States. However, for women with early-stage cervical cancer, data from several randomized trials indicate an improvement in response rate and survival through the use of combination platinum-based regimens for platinum-sensitive relapse. Also noted is an improvement in survival using combined-modality chemoradiation in appropriate patients with locally advanced cervical cancer. Endometrial cancer is the most frequent tumor of the gynecologic tract; it is estimated that it occurred in over 46,000 women and caused more than 8,000 deaths in the United States in 2011. Recent data indicate improvement in survival using adjuvant platinum-based chemotherapy in appropriate patients with high-risk endometrial cancer. Tables in this chapter review the common histologic types of epithelial ovarian cancer, selected signs and symptoms of ovarian cancer, the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) staging system for epithelial ovarian cancer, differential diagnosis of a complex cyst detected by transvaginal sonography, selected adverse prognostic factors in epithelial ovarian cancer, common chemotherapy agents used in the treatment of epithelial ovarian cancer, the FIGO surgical staging of endometrial cancer, and postoperative management considerations for patients with uterine cancer. Figures illustrate the four histologic subtypes of epithelial ovarian cancer, the intraoperative appearance of stage III epithelial ovarian cancer, and FIGO staging of cervical cancer. This review contains 6 highly rendered figures, 8 tables, and 150 references.


2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 1058
Author(s):  
Grégoire Rocher ◽  
Thomas Gaillard ◽  
Catherine Uzan ◽  
Pierre Collinet ◽  
Pierre-Adrien Bolze ◽  
...  

To determine if the time-to-chemotherapy (TTC) after primary macroscopic complete cytoreductive surgery (CRS) influences recurrence-free survival (RFS) and overall survival (OS) in patients with epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC). We conducted an observational multicenter retrospective cohort analysis of women with EOC treated from September 2006 to November 2016 in nine institutions in France (FRANCOGYN research group) with maintained EOC databases. We included women with EOC (all FIGO stages) who underwent primary complete macroscopic CRS prior to platinum-based adjuvant chemotherapy. Two hundred thirty-three patients were included: 73 (31.3%) in the early-stage group (ESG) (FIGO I-II), and 160 (68.7%) in the advanced-stage group (ASG) (FIGO III-IV). Median TTC was 43 days (36–56). The median OS was 77.2 months (65.9–106.6). OS was lower in the ASG when TTC exceeded 8 weeks (70.5 vs. 59.3 months, p = 0.04). No impact on OS was found when TTC was below or above 6 weeks (78.5 and 66.8 months, respectively, p = 0.25). In the whole population, TTC had no impact on RFS or OS. None of the factors studied were associated with an increase in TTC. Chemotherapy should be initiated as soon as possible after CRS. A TTC greater than 8 weeks is associated with poorer OS in patients with advanced stage EOC.


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