Identical twins with ovarian endometriosis and mucinous borderline tumor: an unusual association

Ko ML, Ma-Lee Ko, Ma‐Lee Ko, Hun-Shan Pan, Pan HS
Fertility and sterility · 2008 · vol. 90(4) , pp. 1200.e7–1200.e9 · doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.11.001 · PMID:18258232 · W2105936999
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This paper describes a rare case of identical twins diagnosed with both ovarian endometriosis and a mucinous borderline tumor.

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ObjectiveTo report a case of monozygotic twins with unilateral ovarian tumors of different histology and character.DesignCase report.SettingMedical center and teaching hospital.Patient(s)A 22-year-old woman with ruptured ovarian endometrioma and her twin with mucinous borderline tumor of the ovary.Intervention(s)Ultrasonography, laparoscopic ovarian cystectomy, and salpingo-oophorectomy.Main outcome measure(s)Ovarian cystectomy for the twin with endometrioma and examination of the asymptomatic twin.Result(s)Diagnosis and treatment of the asymptomatic twin.Conclusion(s)Ovarian tumors present in monozygotic twins may not always be of the same histologic type.

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endometriosis

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Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous Endometriosis Endometriosis Ovarian Neoplasms Ovarian Neoplasms Ovary Twins, Monozygotic Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous Adult Endometriosis Endometriosis Female Humans Ovarian Neoplasms Ovarian Neoplasms Ovary Rare Diseases Rare Diseases

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