High grade Ovarian Serous Carcinoma associated with Chronic Schistosomiasis / Philippine Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Philippine Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
; : 40-44, 2018.
Article
in English
| WPRIM (Western Pacific)
| ID: wpr-962514
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ABSTRACT
@#Schistosomiasis has been established as a causative factor in urinary bladder, liver, colorectal and cervical cancer. However, its role in ovarian malignancy has not been described. With the premise that long-standing inflammation secondary to chronic infection predisposes to cancer by promoting an environment that cultivates genomic lesions and tumor initiation, we are left with an open question Does chronic infection with schistosomiasis also predispose to ovarian cancer? In this paper, we presented a case of a 54-year-old diagnosed with high grade serous carcinoma of the ovary and fallopian tube with a history of chronic infection with Schistosomiasis. In this case, the infection caused neoplastic lesions in the right fallopian tube with subsequent seeding of malignant cells to the right ovary, indirectly causing the high grade serous ovarian carcinoma of the patient.
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Health context:
Neglected Diseases
Health problem:
Helminthiasis
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Neglected Diseases
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Schistosomiasis
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Zoonoses
Database:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Ovarian Neoplasms
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Schistosomiasis
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Cystadenocarcinoma, Serous
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Fallopian Tubes
Language:
English
Journal:
Philippine Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Year:
2018
Document type:
Article