High-risk HPV-associated ovarian squamous cell carcinoma: A case report and literature review

Medicine (Baltimore). 2023 Nov 3;102(44):e35907. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000035907.

Abstract

Rationale: Ovarian squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is an exceedingly rare subtype, and high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV)-related OSCC is even rarer.

Patient concerns: An 8-cm diameter ovarian cyst was detected during a routine B-ultrasound examination, and the patient underwent laparoscopic surgery. Postoperative pathological examination revealed HPV-16-related OSCC involving adjacent uterine tissue. The patient received postoperative radiotherapy and chemotherapy.

Diagnoses: High-risk HPV-related OSCC.

Interventions: No.

Outcomes: The patient was finally diagnosed with high-risk HPV-related OSCC and underwent surgical treatment.

Lessons subsections: In patients with high-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia who have undergone cervical conization and maintained annual HPV negativity, the possibility of high-risk HPV-related OSCC should be considered, despite its extreme rarity. Vigilance is essential in the presence of ovarian cysts even after HPV clearance.

Publication types

  • Review
  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Carcinoma, Ovarian Epithelial
  • Carcinoma, Squamous Cell*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Ovarian Neoplasms*
  • Papillomaviridae
  • Papillomavirus Infections*
  • Uterine Cervical Dysplasia*
  • Uterine Cervical Neoplasms* / pathology