Multiple isolated ovarian cancer recurrences in the cervix and vagina after supracervical hysterectomy: A case report

Gynecol Oncol Rep. 2022 May 23:41:101006. doi: 10.1016/j.gore.2022.101006. eCollection 2022 Jun.

Abstract

We present a rare case of a patient who was treated for advanced-stage ovarian cancer with optimal debulking surgery that included a supracervical hysterectomy, instead of total abdominal hysterectomy, who subsequently developed 3 isolated recurrences in the cervix and vagina. We suggest there may be a link between the type of hysterectomy and location of recurrence; we also emphasize the importance of pelvic exam and Papanicolaou smear for patients who have undergone supracervical hysterectomy as part of their ovarian cancer debulking surgery.

Keywords: Debulking surgery; Ovarian cancer; Recurrence; Supracervical hysterectomy.

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  • Case Reports