Mucinous Ovarian Cancer in a Young Woman: A Case Report

Mucinous ovarian cancer is a rare subtype of epithelial ovarian carcinoma, comprising <5% of all cases. Twenty three years old lady with increasing abdominal fullness and discomfort. Contrast enhanced computed tomography revealed a multiloculated ovoid cystic mass (17.5*21.6*9.1)cm in ri...

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Main Authors: Radhika Kunwar, Beemba Shakya, Karishma Malla Vaidya, Bibhuti Dahal, Shankar Shrivastav
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Published: Nepal Medical Association 2025-07-01
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Online Access:https://www.jnma.com.np/jnma/index.php/jnma/article/view/9145
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author Radhika Kunwar
Beemba Shakya
Karishma Malla Vaidya
Bibhuti Dahal
Shankar Shrivastav
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description Mucinous ovarian cancer is a rare subtype of epithelial ovarian carcinoma, comprising <5% of all cases. Twenty three years old lady with increasing abdominal fullness and discomfort. Contrast enhanced computed tomography revealed a multiloculated ovoid cystic mass (17.5*21.6*9.1)cm in right adnexa. She underwent staging laparotomy with right salphingo-oophorectomy, peritoneal fluid cytology, bilateral pelvic lymph node dissection, infracolic omentectomy and appendectomy. Histopathology confirmed stage IA, grade 1, (well differentiated) mucinous adenocarcinoma of the ovary. After counseling, patient opted for completion surgery and underwent total abdominal hysterectomy with left salphingo-oophorectomy, repeat peritoneal fluid cytology and supracolic omentectomy. Due to malignant cell in the peritoneal fluid, she received adjuvant chemotherapy. She remains disease-free one year postoperatively. Fertility sparing surgery is oncologically permissible for stage 1A MOC but contraindicated in 1C3 disease. In Nepal, scaling diagnostic capacity, centralizing services, and integrating culturally sensitive councelling are critical to balance fertility preservation with survival.
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spelling doaj-art-0699298b93e5471ebf14c579c5c52a782025-08-20T04:02:27ZengNepal Medical AssociationJournal of Nepal Medical Association0028-27151815-672X2025-07-016328810.31729/jnma.9145Mucinous Ovarian Cancer in a Young Woman: A Case ReportRadhika Kunwar0Beemba Shakya 1Karishma Malla Vaidya2Bibhuti Dahal3Shankar Shrivastav 4Paropakar Maternity and Women’s Hospital, Thapathali, Kathmandu, Nepal.Paropakar Maternity and Women’s Hospital, Thapathali, Kathmandu, Nepal.Paropakar Maternity and Women’s Hospital, Thapathali, Kathmandu, Nepal.Paropakar Maternity and Women’s Hospital, Thapathali, Kathmandu, Nepal.Paropakar Maternity and Women’s Hospital, Thapathali, Kathmandu, Nepal. Mucinous ovarian cancer is a rare subtype of epithelial ovarian carcinoma, comprising <5% of all cases. Twenty three years old lady with increasing abdominal fullness and discomfort. Contrast enhanced computed tomography revealed a multiloculated ovoid cystic mass (17.5*21.6*9.1)cm in right adnexa. She underwent staging laparotomy with right salphingo-oophorectomy, peritoneal fluid cytology, bilateral pelvic lymph node dissection, infracolic omentectomy and appendectomy. Histopathology confirmed stage IA, grade 1, (well differentiated) mucinous adenocarcinoma of the ovary. After counseling, patient opted for completion surgery and underwent total abdominal hysterectomy with left salphingo-oophorectomy, repeat peritoneal fluid cytology and supracolic omentectomy. Due to malignant cell in the peritoneal fluid, she received adjuvant chemotherapy. She remains disease-free one year postoperatively. Fertility sparing surgery is oncologically permissible for stage 1A MOC but contraindicated in 1C3 disease. In Nepal, scaling diagnostic capacity, centralizing services, and integrating culturally sensitive councelling are critical to balance fertility preservation with survival. https://www.jnma.com.np/jnma/index.php/jnma/article/view/9145completion surgeryfertility-sparing surgerymucinous adenocarcinoma of ovary
spellingShingle Radhika Kunwar
Beemba Shakya
Karishma Malla Vaidya
Bibhuti Dahal
Shankar Shrivastav
Mucinous Ovarian Cancer in a Young Woman: A Case Report
Journal of Nepal Medical Association
completion surgery
fertility-sparing surgery
mucinous adenocarcinoma of ovary
title Mucinous Ovarian Cancer in a Young Woman: A Case Report
title_full Mucinous Ovarian Cancer in a Young Woman: A Case Report
title_fullStr Mucinous Ovarian Cancer in a Young Woman: A Case Report
title_full_unstemmed Mucinous Ovarian Cancer in a Young Woman: A Case Report
title_short Mucinous Ovarian Cancer in a Young Woman: A Case Report
title_sort mucinous ovarian cancer in a young woman a case report
topic completion surgery
fertility-sparing surgery
mucinous adenocarcinoma of ovary
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