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DOI: 10.1055/s-0045-1802636
Case Report with Review of Literature

An Uncommon Case Report of Malignant Epithelial Ovarian Neoplasm in the Pediatric Age Group with a Brief Literature Review

Pratiksha Mishra
1   Department of Pathology, Srirama Chandra Bhanja Medical College and Hospital, Cuttack, Orissa, India
,
Subhransu Kumar Hota
1   Department of Pathology, Srirama Chandra Bhanja Medical College and Hospital, Cuttack, Orissa, India
,
Sagarika Samantaray
2   Department of Oncopathology, Acharya Harihar Post Graduate Institute of Cancer, Cuttack, Orissa, India
,
Rabi Narayan Mallick
3   Patholab Healthcare Pvt. Ltd, Cuttack, Orissa, India
,
Padmalaya Nayak
3   Patholab Healthcare Pvt. Ltd, Cuttack, Orissa, India
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Abstract

Epithelial ovarian neoplasm is the most common gynecological malignancy causing mortality in adults, but is a rare diagnosis in children and adolescents. The majority of the malignancies found in adolescents are of germ cell origin. Low-grade serous ovarian malignancies may arise de novo or may follow already diagnosed case of serous borderline tumor. Clinically, patients present with nonspecific symptoms like lower abdominal pain. Apart from radiology, it is equally important to carry out histopathology, which shows numerous micropapillary structures having scant fibrovascular cores. We report a rare case of low-grade papillary serous ovarian neoplasm in a 5-year-old girl, wherein we discuss the need to do thorough clinical, radiological, pathological, and biochemical investigations for all women despite age category so as to provide adequate management on time.

Keywords

case report - epithelial ovarian neoplasm - low grade - pediatric - serous cystadenocarcinoma

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Authors' Contributions

P.M. made significant contributions to literature search, data acquisition, and manuscript preparation. S.K.H. made significant contributions to concepts, design, definition of intellectual content, and manuscript review, and is a guarantor. S.S. made significant contributions to concepts, design, definition of intellectual content, and manuscript review. R.N.M. has made contribution to intellectual content and manuscript review. P.N. made significant contributions to manuscript review and concepts.




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03 March 2025

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