Primary ovarian carcinoid tumors: Effective management of a rare and challenging condition
Z Koukouli, A Liberis, C Bouschanetsis, P Naoumis, B Manav, N Psarros, P Tsikouras · Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde · 2016 · Heft 10
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Aim: Primary ovarian carcinoid tumors are rare well- differentiated neuroendocrine tumors, considered to be of germ cell origin, accounting for less than 0.1% of all ovarian carcinomas and 5% of all carcinoid tumors. Patients and method: Using the Department's database we retrospectively identified 8 women presenting with primary ovarian carcinoid tumors at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of Aschaffenburg University Hospital in Germany from January, 1991 to December, 2011. Results: All patients received bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, total hysterectomy, omentectomy plus pelvic and paraaortic lymph…
