Small Cell Carcinoma of the Ovary Hypercalcemic Type: A Case Report
10.3348/jksr.2018.78.6.422
- Author:
Yeo Kyoung NAM
1
;
See Hyung KIM
;
Mi Sun CHOI
Author Information
1. Department of Radiology, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Dongsan Medical Center, Daegu, Korea. kseehdr@dsmc.or.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- From:Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
2018;78(6):422-425
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Small cell carcinoma of the ovary, hypercalcemic type is a rare ovarian tumor. This tumor has three distinctive clinical features: i) an occurrence in young women, ii) the presence of hypercalcemia in 62% of cases, and iii) a high degree of malignancy. The radiologic findings of the tumors are usually large and a predominantly solid mass with internal necrosis, hemorrhage and cystic degeneration. We report on the CT and MRI findings of an ovarian small cell carcinoma, hypercalcemic type in a 17-year-old female who presented 1 month abdominal discomfort with weight loss.
