A case of primary clear cell carcinoma of broad ligament.

Kim, Ha Jeong; Kim, Min Jae; Lee, Eun Joo; Choi, Chel Hun; Kim, Tae Joong; Lee, Jeong Won; Kim, Byoung Gie; Seong, Chang Ok; Bae, Duk Soo

Obstet Gynecol Sci > Volume 52(7); 2009 > Article

Case Report

Korean Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology 2009;52(7):765-770.
Published online July 1, 2009.

A case of primary clear cell carcinoma of broad ligament.

Ha Jeong Kim, Min Jae Kim, Eun Joo Lee, Chel Hun Choi, Tae Joong Kim, Jeong Won Lee, Byoung Gie Kim, Chang Ok Seong, Duk Soo Bae

¹Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. ds123.bae@samsung.com
²Department of Pathology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

Primary broad ligament tumors are a rare entity, although secondary involvement of broad ligament by a malignancy arising elsewhrere in the abdomen/pelvis is common. Among the primary broad ligament tumors, leiomyoma is the most frequent histopathological type followed by serous papillary cystadenoma of borderline malignancy. Primary sarcomas and high-grade carcinomas have been extremely rarely reported. Because of the rarity of disease, its treatment policy, follow-up strategy and prognosis are yet to be established and it is managed as an ovarian malignancy. We had experienced a case of clear cell adenocarcinoma arising from broad ligament and report this case with a brief review of literature.

Key Words: Broad ligament tumor, Clear cell carcinoma