Ovarian cancer rarely complicates pregnancy. Usually these malignancies consist of germ cell tumors. Preserving maternal safety along with favorable neonatal outcome is a subject of debate in the management of ovarian cancer during pregnancy. In this report, the authors describe a 25-year-old primigravid woman who was diagnosed to with an ovarian immature teratoma which was diagnosed at 13th weeks of pregnancy during a routine sonography. She underwent oophorectomy at week 21 of her gestation. Then she received three cycles of BEP regimen (bleomycin, etoposide, and cisplatin) during her pregnancy until week 37 of gestation. At 36 weeks she delivered a male baby with mild glandular hypospadia who was otherwise normal. Management of immature teratoma after the first trimester of pregnancy is similar to non-pregnant patients and is safe for both the mother and the fetus.
Fanconi's anemia is a rare autosomal recessive disorder which is rarely associated with squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the vulva. We report a 23-year-old virgin female with Fanconi's anemia and diabetes mellitus who presented with a history of 6-month ulcerative lesions of the vulva. Gynecologic examination disclosed a 1 9 2 cm ulcerated tumor lesion at the right labia minor near to the urethra. The biopsy showed a high-grade vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia (VIN III). She underwent wide local excision for this lesion. Pathologic examination of the surgically removed specimen revealed SCC of the vulva. Therefore, radical vulvectomy and bilateral inguinofemoral lymphadenectomy were performed. Due to the involvement of right inguinal lymph node, radiotherapy with a total dose of 45 Gy was delivered to mid-pelvis through antero-posterior/postero-anterior fields with 18 mV photon energies. Until her last follow-up about 1 year after the treatment, the patient was free of disease or any recurrence at the site of operation. Patients with Fanconi's anemia have the risk of developing SCC of the genital tract. Radical vulvectomy and lymphadenectomy along with radiotherapy were associated with a satisfactory outcome in 1-year follow-up period in the presented patient.
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