Laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy of adult granulosa cell tumor with endometrial carcinoma: A case report and literature review.

Lim, Beob In; Kim, Byoung Ryun; Lee, Je Jung; Cho, Hae Joong; Lee, Hae Chang; Hong, Gi Youn; Moon, Hyung Bae

Case Report

Korean Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology 2009;52(7):776-780.
Published online July 1, 2009.

Laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy of adult granulosa cell tumor with endometrial carcinoma: A case report and literature review.

Beob In Lim, Byoung Ryun Kim, Je Jung Lee, Hae Joong Cho, Hae Chang Lee, Gi Youn Hong, Hyung Bae Moon

¹Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, Wonkwang University, Iksan, Korea. hong57@wonkwang.ac.kr
²Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Wonkwang University, Iksan, Korea.

Abstract

Granulosa cell tumors of ovary are rare neoplasms, which account for 2~5% of all ovarian malignancies. Ovarian granulosa cell tumors are often associated with endometrial hyperplasia or carcinoma. The endometrial carcinoma is thought to occur under the influence of the estrogen receptor pathway and is typically a low-grade endometrioid adenocarcinoma. We present a case of granulosa cell tumor of the ovary and synchronous endometrial carcinoma that were managed with laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, with brief review of literature.

Key Words: Granulosa cell tumors of ovary, Endometrial carcinoma, Laparoscopy