Pure Primary Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Ovary – A Rare Case Report
Published: May 1, 2017 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2017/16899.9771
Himsweta Srivastava, Sneha Shree, Kiran Guleria, Usha R Singh
1. Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, Delhi, India.
2. Senior Resident, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, Delhi, India.
3. Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, Delhi, India.
4. Professor, Department of Pathology, University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, Delhi, India.
Correspondence
Dr. Sneha Shree,
Senior Resident, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, UCMS and GTB Hospital, Delhi-110095, India.
E-mail: shreesnehapmc@gmail.com
Primary Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC) is a rare tumour which arises in a mature cystic teratoma, endometrioma or Brenner tumour. The pure variety arises from metaplasia of surface epithelium of ovary and it is the rarest type. For optimal management no definitive treatment protocol is available till date. Also, there is no agreement concerning the postoperative therapy-chemotherapy or radiotherapy. We present a rare case of pure primary SCC of ovary which was managed by aggressive cytoreductive surgery followed by chemotherapy.
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