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Case Report
Right Ovarian Gonadoblastoma and Left Ovarian Dysgerminoma Metastatic to Para-Aortic Lymph Nodes, Extension to the Left Kidney in a Patient with Familial Swyer Syndrome
Author(s): Mohammad Vakili, Setare Nassiri, Azamsadat Mousavi and Hamide GholamiMohammad Vakili, Setare Nassiri, Azamsadat Mousavi and Hamide Gholami
Purpose: The aim of this study is to indicate a successful standard chemotherapy in metastatic dysgerminoma with extension to the kidney.
Case: The present submission is a case report of a right ovarian gonadoblastoma and a left ovarian dysgerminoma metastatic to the para-aortic lymph nodes with extension to the left kidney in a 21-year-old woman ultimately diagnosed with familial Swyer syndrome. The patient underwent bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy followed by 4 cycles of BEP and is without evidence of disease at nine-month follow-up.
Result: This is basically a report of successful administration of standard of care. Familial cases of Swyer syndrome have indeed been described. The risk of gonadoblastoma and dysgerminoma in women with Swyer syndrome is ~15-30% and current practice is to perform bilateral gonadectomy, as.. Read More»
DOI:
10.4172/2165-7831.1000203
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