Ovarian endometrioid adenocarcinoma in a young woman with hemorrhagic shock due to tumor disintegration: A case report

• Main Authors: Hiroyuki Takahashi (Author), Sabine Kajita (Author), Yuki Tazo (Author), Haruko Iwase (Author), Toshihide Matsumoto (Author), Miki Hashimura (Author), Makoto Saegusa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2016-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Acute abdomen secondary to ovarian carcinoma is rare, especially in a young woman. A 28-year-old obese woman underwent bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy and omentectomy as emergency surgery. The specimen from the right ovarian adenocarcinoma was fragmented because the tumor had disintegrated. The larg...