Occurrence of ovarian cancer 13 years after a total hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy for endometriosis: A case report and literature review

• Main Authors: Yen-Hsieh Chiu (Author), Ching-Hui Chen (Author), Li-Hsuan Chiu (Author), Yuan-Kuei Yen (Author), Ching-Wen Chang (Author), Chii-Ruey Tzeng (Author), Wei-Min Liu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2015-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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This article reports a rare case of cancer derived from ovarian remnant tissue. A 52-year-old woman, with a history of a total hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy for uterine myomas and endometriosis 13 years ago, presented with a pelvic mass accompanied by high serum levels of CA125 an...