Ovarian metastasis on transposed ovary in patients treated for squamous cell carcinoma of the uterine cervix: Report of two cases and surgical implications

Philippe Morice, Christine Haie-Meder, Patricia Pautier, Catherine Lhomme, Damienne Castaigne

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    Abstract

    Background. To discuss risk factors for ovarian metastasis in a transposed ovary in patients treated for cervical cancer. Cases. Cases were two patients with ovarian metastasis in a transposed ovary in a series of 107 patients. These two patients were treated for a Stage IB squamous cell cervical cancer and presented with a tumor devoid of extrauterine spread (absence of nodal involvement or distant metastases) but with involvement of the uterine corpus. Furthermore, lymphovascular space involvement (LVSI) in the cervix or paracervix was present in both patients. Conclusions. Ovarian transposition should be performed in patients ≤40 years of age with a small invasive cervical carcinoma (< 3 cm) treated by primary surgery. This procedure should not be performed in patients with bulky tumor and/or in patients with LVSI.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)605-607
    Number of pages3
    JournalGynecologic Oncology
    Volume83
    Issue number3
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2001

    Keywords

    • Bulky tumor
    • Cervical cancer
    • Ovarian metastasis
    • Transposed ovary

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