Clear cell adenocarcinoma of the ovary with a sarcoid reaction in the spleen and regional lymph nodes: A case report

Hiroshi Matsushima; Taisuke Mori; Tsuchiya Hiroshi; Kazuya Ooshima; Jo Kitawaki

doi:10.1016/j.gynor.2013.04.001

Clear cell adenocarcinoma of the ovary with a sarcoid reaction in the spleen and regional lymph nodes: A case report

Gynecol Oncol Case Rep. 2013 Apr 9:5:43-5. doi: 10.1016/j.gynor.2013.04.001. eCollection 2013.

Authors

Hiroshi Matsushima¹, Taisuke Mori², Tsuchiya Hiroshi³, Kazuya Ooshima³, Jo Kitawaki²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Science, 465 Kajii-cho, Kawaramachi-Hirokoji, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan ; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nantan General Hospital, 25 Yagiueno, Yagi-cho, Nanntann-shi, Kyoto 629-0197, Japan.
² Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Science, 465 Kajii-cho, Kawaramachi-Hirokoji, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan.
³ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nantan General Hospital, 25 Yagiueno, Yagi-cho, Nanntann-shi, Kyoto 629-0197, Japan.

Abstract

•Preoperative diagnosis of sarcoid reactions is important to avoid overtreatments.•Sarcoid reactions could act as a favorable prognostic factor in ovarian cancer.

Keywords: Epithelial ovarian cancer; Non-caseating epithelioid cell granuloma; Sarcoidosis.