Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome followed by ovarian torsion in premenopausal patient using adjuvant tamoxifen treatment for breast cancer

Abstract

Tamoxifen is a popular medication used in the adjuvant therapy of hormone sensitive breast cancer. In this case report we describe a 39 years old woman presented with ovarian hyperstimulation on the underlying thamoxifen treatment and consecutive ovarian torsion.

Keywords

• Tamoxifen
• Ovarian hyperstimulation
• OHSS
• Ovarian torsion