Turkish Journal of Pathology

Türk Patoloji Dergisi

Turkish Journal of Pathology

Ankara Patoloji Bülteni Archive

2001, Vol 18, Num, 2     (Pages: 038-040)

Clear cell carcinoma of the ovary: A case report *

Çiğdem Tokyol1, Sema Zergeroğlu1, Ayşe Sertçelik2 , Oya Gökmen3

1Ankara Dr. Zekai Tahir Burak Kadın Sağlığı Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi Patoloji Bölümü, ANKARA
2Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Patoloji Anabilim Dalı, ANKARA
3Ankara Dr. Zekai Tahir Burak Kadın Sağlığı Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi Kadın Hastalıkları ve Doğum Kliniği, ANKARA


This study aimed to discuss clear cell carcinoma that constitute 5-10 % of all malign ovarian epithelial-stromal tumors. A primary infertile woman with bilateral ovarian clear cell carcinoma was presented. In this case, bilateral ovarian clear cell carcinoma, endometriotic cyst adjacent to tumor tissue in left ovary, metastatic tumor in omentum and appendix were determined. For endometriosis and foci of atypical changes encountered in endometriosis are associated with clear cell carcinoma and other malignant epithelial ovarian tumors even in young patients, it is concluded that close screening of ovarian endometriosis and careful long-term follow-up of these patients is required.

Keywords : Malign ovarian epitelyal-stromal tümörler, berrak hücreli karsinoma, endometriyozis, Malignant ovarian epithelial-stromal tumors, clear cell carcinoma, endometriosis