Case Report

Advanced stage micropapillary serous borderline ovarian tumor in a postmenopausal woman: a case report

10.5152/jtgga.2012.30

  • Tayfun Güngör
  • Metin Kaba
  • Eralp Başer
  • Hakan Yalçın
  • Hatice Bayramoğlu
  • Mustafa Beşli

Received Date: 01.02.2012 Accepted Date: 08.03.2012 J Turk Ger Gynecol Assoc 2012;13(3):208-211 PMID: 24592040

Serous borderline ovarian tumors (SBOT) generally occur in young women, present at early stages and are associated with an excellent prognosis. However, there are rare subtypes of SBOT which may exhibit a more aggressive course. In contrast with other types of SBOT, the micropapillary variant SBOT (SBOT-MP) tends to present at advanced stages. Herein, we present a rare case of a SBOT-MP that occurred in a 66-year-old woman, who had tumoral involvement on bilateral ovaries, sigmoid serosa and a positive peritoneal cytology. The currently recommended treatment options for these cases are also discussed.

Keywords: Borderline ovarian tumor, peritoneal implant, micropapillary, advanced stage, postmenopause