Sclerosing peritonitis associated with luteinized thecoma and elevated serum CA 125 levels: case report

Sao Paulo Med J. 2008 Mar 6;126(2):123-5. doi: 10.1590/s1516-31802008000200011.

Abstract

Context: Thecomas are benign tumors that account for less than 1% of all ovarian neoplasms. The association of ovarian thecoma with sclerosing peritonitis is rare.

Case report: We report the case of a 33-year-old woman, with a two-month history of increasing abdominal volume. Ultrasound showed a complex pelvic lesion and laboratory analysis detected elevated serum CA 125 levels. The patient underwent total abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy and peritoneal biopsy. Histopathological analysis revealed the presence of luteinized thecoma of both ovaries associated with sclerosing peritonitis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Biopsy
  • CA-125 Antigen / blood*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Luteal Cells / pathology
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / complications
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Peritonitis / etiology
  • Peritonitis / pathology*
  • Sclerosis
  • Thecoma / complications
  • Thecoma / pathology*

Substances

  • CA-125 Antigen