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Table 1 Literature review of primary ovarian psammocarcinomas

From: Psammocarcinoma of ovary with serous cystadenofibroma of contralateral ovary: a case report

Author

Year

No.

of

cases

Age

Clinical features

CA- 125 units/ml

FIGO stage

Surgery

Chemothearpy

Follow up

Remarks

Gilks et al [1]

1990

8

36 to 76 (mean of 57)

Abdominal pain

NA

III

TAH+ BSO (4 cases)

LSO(2 cases)

BSO(2 cases)

Oment (3/8 cases)

Y (1 patient)

1-died

3- lost FU

4- free of disease

 

Kelley et al [2]

1995

1

18

Abdominal pain

25

IIIC

TAH, BSO, oment,

Y

42 months NED

Adolescent

Pakos et al [3] (German)

1997

1

49

Mass in the lower abdomen

 

IA

BSO

N

NED

 

Powell et al [4]

1998

1

59

Abdominal pain and increasing abdominal girth

118

IIIB

TAH, BSO, oment

N

12 months NED

Family history of epithelial cancer positive

Poggi et al [5]

1998

1

66

Abdominal Pain nausea vomiting

NA

IIIB

BSO, oment

N

Recurrence 18 months

Aggressive, with Cystadenofibromata

Cobellis et al [6]

2003

1

48

Referred for leiomyomata uteri

Normal

IIIA

TAH, BSO, oment

N

2 years NED

Omental and peritoneal implant

Giordano et al [7]

2005

1

66

Abdomino-pelvic mass

Elevated

IIIB

TAH, BSO, oment,

Y

NED after 1 year

Bilateral, omental nodule showed the features of invasive implant

Rattenmaier et al [8]

2005

1

70

Malaise and abdominal discomfort

25,000

NA

AH, BSO

N

Recovered

Bilateral with cysadenofibromata

Radin et al [9]

2005

1

60

Diffuse abdominal pain, bloating, diarrhea, and low back pain,

65.2

III

Laparotomy, tumor debulking

Y

NA

Aggressive

Vimplis et al[10]

2006

1

63

Abdominal discomfort and increasing abdominal girth

1,133

IIIB

BSO,, SH, oment,

Y

NED

 

Hiromura et al [11]

2007

1

73

Lower abdominal distention and pain

464

IIIC

AH, BSO, and oment

Y

4 months stable

 

Akbulut et al [12]

2007

1

67

Vaginal bleeding and abdomino-pelvic pain

175

IIIC

Debulking

Y

10 years with recurrent and metastatic disease

Aggressive

Pusiol et al [13]

2008

1

50

NA

NA

IIIB

Laparotomy

Y

10.5 years, free of disease.

Bilateral, psammoma bodies in cervical smear, Presence of psammocarcinoma

in the tubaric lumen

Alanbay et al [14]

2009

2

41,50

Adnexal mass, pelvic pain

NA, 3,223

III

Surgery

Y

6 years free of disease, 2 months

 

Tiro et al [15]

2009

1

58

Shortness of breath

175.5

NA

N

Y

NA

Implants in pleural cavity and pericardium

Chase et al [16]

2009

1

45

Subcutaneous nodule

NA

NA

Bilateral salpingo-oophrectomy

Tamoxifen

NA

Mediastinal, pulmonary, subcutaneous, and omental metastases

Poujade et al [17]

2009

4

19-67

NA

NA

NA

Y

Y except in one case

18-45 months NED, one case has persistent disease

 

Current case

2009

1

50

Menorrhagia, abdominal discomfort and pain

995.4

I C

Total abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo oophorectomy

Y

6 months, free of disease

Contralteral cystadenofibroma

  1. Abbreviations: NA- Not available; TAH - Total abdominal hysterectomy; BSO- Bilateral salpingo- oophorectomy; Oment- Omentectomy; AH- Abdominal hysterectomy; Y- Yes; N- No; FU- Follow up; NED- No evidence of disease, LSO - left salpingo-oophorectomy; SH- Subtotal hysterectomy