Hepatoid carcinoma of the ovary – A case report and literature review

Ana Karla Uribe Rivera; M. Alvarez Larraondo; L. Taxa Rojas; M. Bravo Taxa; A. Zevallos Cardenas

Gynecologic Oncology Reports (May 2020)

Hepatoid carcinoma of the ovary – A case report and literature review

Ana Karla Uribe Rivera,
M. Alvarez Larraondo,
L. Taxa Rojas,
M. Bravo Taxa,
A. Zevallos Cardenas

Affiliations

Ana Karla Uribe Rivera: Resident of Surgical Oncology at National Institute of Neoplastic Diseases (INEN), Lima, Peru; Corresponding author.
M. Alvarez Larraondo: Department of Gynecological Oncology at National Institute of Neoplastic Diseases (INEN), Lima, Peru
L. Taxa Rojas: Department of Pathology at National Institute of Neoplastic Diseases (INEN), Lima, Peru
M. Bravo Taxa: Fellow of Oncological Pathology at National Institute of Neoplastic Diseases (INEN), Lima, Peru
A. Zevallos Cardenas: Department of Gynecological Oncology at National Institute of Neoplastic Diseases (INEN), Lima, Peru

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 32

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We present the case of a 27-year old female with an ovarian tumor and alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) of 1210 ng/m, a right salpingo-oophorectomy was performed and had conservative complementary staging by gynecologic oncologists. The histopathological report was primary hepatoid carcinoma of the ovary (HCO), clinical stage IA, complementary treatment was adjuvant chemotherapy with BEP and remains clinical, imaging and biochemically disease free in three years follow up.

Published in Gynecologic Oncology Reports

ISSN: 2352-5789 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Gynecology and obstetrics; Medicine: Internal medicine: Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens
Website: http://www.journals.elsevier.com/gynecologic-oncology-reports/

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