A Case of Parovarian Serous Cystadenocarcinoma of Borderline Malignancy.

Jeong, Moon Young; Seo, Kyoung Yun; Kim, Jin Hwi; Lee, Yun Jung; Kim, Min Joung; Hur, Soo Young; Kim, Sa Jin; Kim, Eun Jung; Kim, Jeana; Park, Jong Sup

Case Report

Korean Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology 2004;47(12):2485-2489.
Published online December 1, 2004.

A Case of Parovarian Serous Cystadenocarcinoma of Borderline Malignancy.

Moon Young Jeong, Kyoung Yun Seo, Jin Hwi Kim, Yun Jung Lee, Min Joung Kim, Soo Young Hur, Sa Jin Kim, Eun Jung Kim, Jeana Kim, Jong Sup Park

¹Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
²Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

Although parovarian cysts constitute 10-20% of all adnexal masses, malignant parovarian tumors are extremely rare. Due to the rarity of this lesion, there are controversies concerning the origin, clinical behavior, and prognosis of these tumors. Currently, it is suggested that these paovarian tumors should be treated similarly to their ovarian counterparts. We experienced one case of parovarian serous cystadenocarcinoma of borderline malignancy, and report this with a brief review of the literatures.

Key Words: Parovarian serous cystadenocarcinoma, Borderline malignancy