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Ovary: Poster Abstract: Successful pregnancy outcome in recurrent ovarian cancer
This article was originally published by Wolters Kluwer - Medknow and was migrated to Scientific Scholar after the change of Publisher.
Abstract
Incidences of ovarian cancer in pregnancy are increasing nowadays due to routine use of ultrasonography in first trimester and postponement of childbirth to an older age. Reported incidence of ovarian tumor in pregnancy is 1:1000 among them3.6% are malignant. We report a case of recurrent ovarian tumor with successful pregnancy outcome. She was a 26 yr old primi had ovarian cancer recurrence 2 year after primary surgery. In present pregnancy she was given chemotherapy with two doses of carboplatin, and had viable baby at 34 weeks of pregnancy. At present mother and baby are doing well and on regular follow-up at radiotherapy departments.