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- Title
Small cell carcinoma of the ovary hypercalcemic type (SCCOHT): A rare case after In Vitro Fertilization.
- Authors
Ghazi, Ahmed; Ayaz, Aqueela; Hamid, Tahira; Farooq, Mian Usman; Islam, Nikita
- Abstract
Small cell carcinoma of the ovary, hypercalcemic type (SCCOHT) is a very rare and lethal tumor, mostly affecting young women, with aggressive clinical course. It has a worse prognosis in younger women and most of them died within two years of diagnosis. We are reporting a unique case of SCCOHT in a 35 years old, nulliparous lady with primary infertility in which symptomatic hypercalcemia was a presenting feature of her cancer. She was completely healthy before third cycle of IVF. Within two months of her third IVF cycle, she developed SCCOHT with a very rapid and aggressive course of disease and fatal outcome. Patient died within one month of her first symptom presentation (3 months after IVF cycle).
- Subjects
SMALL cell carcinoma; OVARIAN surgery; HYPERCALCEMIA; OVARIAN cancer; FERTILIZATION in vitro
- Publication
Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, 2017, Vol 33, Issue 1, p241
- ISSN
1682-024X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.12669/pjms.331.11634