Ovarian Carcinoma During Pregnancy:Report of Two Cases

Ertan Akpınar¹, A. Cantuğ Çalışkan² , Alptekin Alagöz¹, TayfunGüngör¹

Tokat-Turkey

Ovarian tumors during pregnancy are rare events. Although the majority of ovarian tumors complicating preg­nancy are benign, they are still important because of the difficulty in differentiating between benign and malign tumors. In most cases, tumors are detected accidentally during routine examination, ultra­so­und or a caesarean section at term. An ovarian malignancy occuring in association with pregnancy is rare ac­counting for only 2-5% of ovarian tumors discovered during pregnancy. Histologic subtypes and prog­no­sis do not differ from tumors not associated with pregnancy, it seems however, that there are mo­re le­si­ons of borderline malignancy and of low grade. Two cases of pregnancy associated malignant ova­rian tu­mors, one mucinous cystadenocarcinoma and one endometrioid carcinoma are reported. Pa­ti­ent with mu­ci­nous cystadenocarcinoma had a history of persistent ovarian tumors during her two preg­nancy.

(Gynecol Obstet Reprod Med 2006; 12:000-000)

Key Words: Ovarian tumor, Pregnancy, Mucinous cycstadenocarcinoma, Endometrioid carcinoma