Sarcoidosis of the ovary

Parveen, AS; Elliott, H B; Howells, Roscoe

doi:10.1080/01443610410001696941

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“…In an effort to avoid unnecessary orchiectomy, young males with known sarcoidosis or a clinical situation compatible with sarcoidosis and normal AFP and b-HCG levels could be considered for close observation and repeated ultrasound, a brief empirical trial of corticosteroids, or possibly an excisional biopsy. 217 Sarcoidosis may affect any portion of the female genitourinary tract, including the ovary, 225 fallopian tube, 226 uterus, 227 and vulva. 228 Although 20% of patients with sarcoidosis may demonstrate granulomas in the kidneys, the clinical syndrome of granulomatous interstitial nephritis is rare.…”

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Extrapulmonary Sarcoidosis

Judson

2007

Semin Respir Crit Care Med

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Sarcoidosis can affect any organ in the body. Frequently extrapulmonary manifestations of the disease are the major cause of morbidity. Treatment of extrapulmonary sarcoidosis often requires consideration of alternative immunosuppressive agents, topical therapy, or therapy that is not specifically directed against the granulomatous inflammation of the disease. This article reviews the clinical presentation and therapy of extrapulmonary sarcoidosis.

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Section: Miscellaneousmentioning

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Extrapulmonary Sarcoidosis

Judson

2007

Semin Respir Crit Care Med

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“…9 According to Parveen, only three cases of sarcoidosis of the ovary have been reported in the literature. 7 Histologically demonstrating noncaseating granulomas in the ovarian cortex confirms the diagnosis. Treatment of sarcoidosis is with steroids.…”

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“…6 Histologically, the disease is characterized by non-caseating granulomas. 7 The lung is the most commonly affected organ, but cases of sarcoidosis in the female genital tract have been reported. 8 Although sarcoidosis of the female genital tract is rare and not well described, in 1968 Winslow and Funkhouser noted 14 cases of gynecologic sarcoidosis in the world literature.…”

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A Large Pelvic Mass in an Adolescent Patient with Granulomatous Nephritis: Case Report and Discussion of Treatment Challenges

Kakarla

Boswell

Zurawin

2006

Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology

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“…Since then there have been other reports of ovarian involvement by sarcoidosis. Like uterine sarcoidosis, most of the reported cases occurred in the reproductive age group [7, 20–25], although a few cases of ovarian sarcoidosis in postmenopausal women have also been reported [26–28]. Symptoms can be nonspecific, such as fever, malaise, and abdominal pain [29], or they can present with clinical features concerning for ovarian tumors, such as ovarian enlargement, weight loss, obstructive uropathy, intraperitoneal mass, and ascites associated with thickening of the omentum and peritoneal nodular deposits [7, 21–24, 28].…”

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Uterine Sarcoidosis: A Rare Extrapulmonary Site of Sarcoidosis

Marak

Alappan

Chopra

et al. 2013

Case Reports in Rheumatology

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Sarcoidosis is a multisystem disease which is most commonly manifested in the pulmonary system. However, extrapulmonary manifestations have also been frequently reported. Isolated occurrence of sarcoidosis in the genital system is rare and poses a diagnostic and therapeutic dilemma. Uterine sarcoidosis can present with cervical erosions, endometrial polypoid lesions, and recurrent serometra. In majority of cases, it is diagnosed by endometrial curettage, but it has also been detected by examination of hysterectomy, polypectomy, and autopsy specimens. Nonnecrotizing granulomas are the characteristic pathologic finding of sarcoidosis. However, many infectious and noninfectious etiologies including certain neoplasms can produce similar granulomatous reactions in the female genital tract. These conditions affect the female genital tract more commonly than sarcoidosis, and therefore it is important to rule out these conditions first before making a diagnosis of sarcoidosis. Treatment of sarcoidosis is different from treating these other conditions and the most commonly used systemic or local corticosteroids can be hazardous if the underlying cause is infection. In this case report, the clinical presentation, histopathology, clinical course, and treatment of a patient with isolated uterine sarcoidosis are described, and a brief literature review of sarcoidosis of the female genital tract is provided.

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Sarcoidosis of the ovary

Cited by 14 publications

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Extrapulmonary Sarcoidosis

Extrapulmonary Sarcoidosis

A Large Pelvic Mass in an Adolescent Patient with Granulomatous Nephritis: Case Report and Discussion of Treatment Challenges

Uterine Sarcoidosis: A Rare Extrapulmonary Site of Sarcoidosis

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