Abstract

BACKGROUND
Benign cystadenofibromas and adenofibromas may represent precursors to malignant lesions.
CASE
A 20-year-old woman undergoing infertility treatment was found to have cystadenofibromas involving both ovaries, with no separable normal ovarian tissue visible. Because complete resection of the tumors would have required bilateral oophorectomy, the tumors were only partially resected using a shave technique. This patient subsequently had 3 normal-term deliveries over 7 years and did not have any clinically significant regrowth of her tumors during this time.
CONCLUSION
It may be reasonable to delay removing benign tumors in a young woman who has not completed her childbearing.

Authors

Ewing TL, Suh-Burgmann B

Institution

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaiser Permanente Northern California, Oakland, CA 94611, USA. thomas.ewing@comcast.net

Source

The Journal of reproductive medicine 56:7-8 pg 364-5

MeSH

Adenofibroma
Cystadenoma
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Infertility, Female
Ovarian Neoplasms
Pregnancy
Treatment Outcome
Young Adult

Pub Type(s)

Case Reports
Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

21838171