Open AccessMulticystic peritoneal mesothelioma after fertility-sparing surgery for an ovarian tumor of borderline malignancy: A case report
Author(s) -
Hidetaka Nomura,
Haruko Iwase,
Akiko Abe,
Akiko Yamamoto,
Kohei Omatsu,
Nobuhiro Takeshima
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
gynecology and minimally invasive therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.441
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 2213-3089
pISSN - 2213-3070
DOI - 10.1016/j.gmit.2014.12.001
Subject(s) - medicine , peritoneal mesothelioma , malignancy , mesothelioma , surgery , pathology
We report a case of a 19-year-old woman with multicystic peritoneal mesothelioma (MCPM) who had previously undergone left adnexectomy due to an ovarian tumor of borderline malignancy at the age of 17 years. Follow-up imaging studies after adnexectomy revealed multiple cystic lesions of increasing size and number, suggesting recurrence of the tumor. Diagnostic laparoscopic surgery was performed, and the cystic lesion was pathologically determined to be MCPM. To our knowledge, this is the first report of MCPM diagnosed and successfully treated by laparoscopic surgery during the course of follow-up for an ovarian tumor. It is important to recognize that MCPM can occur in patients who have previously undergone abdominal surgery, and laparoscopic surgery is recommended for patients of reproductive age, because of the potential risk of infertility associated with extensive pelvic surgery