Malignant Transformation of an Ovarian Endometrioma during Endometriosis Treatment: A Case Report

• Main Authors: Hiroaki Takagi (Author), Emi Takata (Author), Jinichi Sakamoto (Author), Satoko Fujita (Author), Masahiro Takakura (Author), Toshiyuki Sasagawa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Dienogest (DNG) is considered to be effective against ovarian endometrioma (OMA). We report a rare case of OMA transformation to ovarian cancer during long-term endometriosis treatment with a periodic administration of a gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist (Gn-RH agonist) and DNG. The patient was...