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A Case of Simultaneous Presence of Primary Endometrial Carcinoma and Metastasis of a Breast Carcinoma to the Ovary after 5 Years of Tamoxifen Therapy
Author(s) -
Ishioka Shinichi,
Sagae Satoru,
Kobayashi Kanji,
Sugimura Masaki,
Nishioka Yoshihiro,
Kudo Ryuichi
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
journal of obstetrics and gynaecology research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.597
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1447-0756
pISSN - 1341-8076
DOI - 10.1111/j.1447-0756.1999.tb01132.x
Subject(s) - medicine , tamoxifen , endometrial cancer , breast cancer , ovary , carcinoma , metastasis , oncology , cancer , uterine cancer , breast carcinoma , gynecology
We report a case of a 43‐year‐old woman with the simultaneous presence of a primary uterine endometrial cancer and metastasis of breast cancer to the ovary after 5 years of tamoxifen therapy. Tamoxifen therapy lengthens recurrence‐free survival of the patient. However, the risk of endometrial cancer and the possibility of recurrence of breast cancer also must be considered.