Multiple isolated ovarian cancer recurrences in the cervix and vagina after supracervical hysterectomy: A case report

•Ovarian cancer recurrences are rare in the cervix/vagina; here, we present a patient with 3 isolated recurrences.•We suggest a possible correlation between supracervical hysterectomy and local vaginal or cervical recurrence.•We recommend total abdominal hysterectomy as standard of care for debulkin...

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Published inGynecologic oncology reports Vol. 41; p. 101006
Main Authors Nguyen, Anh Q., Ehmann, Sarah, Feinberg, Jaqueline, Tew, William P., Carthew, Karen, Sonoda, Yuko, Chi, Dennis S.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Netherlands Elsevier Inc 01.06.2022
Elsevier
Subjects
Case Report
Debulking surgery
Ovarian cancer
Recurrence
Supracervical hysterectomy
Recurrence
Supracervical hysterectomy
Debulking surgery
Ovarian cancer
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Summary:•Ovarian cancer recurrences are rare in the cervix/vagina; here, we present a patient with 3 isolated recurrences.•We suggest a possible correlation between supracervical hysterectomy and local vaginal or cervical recurrence.•We recommend total abdominal hysterectomy as standard of care for debulking surgery in ovarian cancer. We present a rare case of a patient who was treated for advanced-stage ovarian cancer with optimal debulking surgery that included a supracervical hysterectomy, instead of total abdominal hysterectomy, who subsequently developed 3 isolated recurrences in the cervix and vagina. We suggest there may be a link between the type of hysterectomy and location of recurrence; we also emphasize the importance of pelvic exam and Papanicolaou smear for patients who have undergone supracervical hysterectomy as part of their ovarian cancer debulking surgery.
Bibliography:Co-first authors.
ISSN:2352-5789
2352-5789
DOI:10.1016/j.gore.2022.101006