1.Pregnancy in a case of chronic myeloid leukemia: A case report
Maria Clarice G. Ponce ; Grace P. Cayabyab
Journal of the Philippine Medical Association 2024;102(2):120-128
Chronic Myeloid Leukemia, a chronic
hematopoietic stem cell disorder, is uncommon
among younger age group such as pregnant
patients. Due to the rarity of this condition in
pregnancy, there are no randomized controlled
trials to address the optimal management of this
condition. We are presented with a 26 year old
patient, who had an unplanned pregnancy in the
advanced phase of the disease. Due to the risk to
the mother in delaying treatment, she was
continued on Imatinib, a tyrosine kinase inhibitor,
which is a known fetal teratogen. Her pregnancy
was carried to term. The patient delivered via
spontaneous vaginal delivery to a live, neonate,
with findings of hydrocele and syndactyly on the 4"
and 5™ digit of the right foot. Due to the maternal
disease progression, she presented with
postpartum hemorrhage, in contrast to an
augmented procoagulant state among normal
pregnancies. Obstetric adjunctive measures, such
as intrauterine balloon tamponade and uterine
artery ligation, were done. The patient was
discharged stable.
Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive
;
Imatinib Mesylate
;
Postpartum Hemorrhage
;
Pregnancy
2.High grade spindle cell carcinoma of the ovary arising in an endometrioid cystadenoma: A case report
Ephraim R. Bacani ; Gilbert F. Reyes ; Grace P. Cayabyab ; Rene V. Sotto ; Lara Mae A. Angeles
Journal of the Philippine Medical Association 2023;102(1):90-96
Spindle Cell Carcinoma of the Ovary is arate form of cancer with controversial histogenesis. It shares the histologic, cytologic, and molecular properties of both epithelial and mesenchymal differentiation of ovarian neoplasms, which makes diagnosis very challenging among pathologists. Endometrioid cystadenoma is a benign ovarian neoplasms classified under epithelial ovarian tumors.Malignant transformation of benign ovarian neoplasms is known as a rare complication, occurring in approximately 0.9% of patients with ovarian endometriosis. Clear cell adenocarcinoma is the most common endometriosis-associated ovarian cancer followed by endometrioid cancer. This is the case of a 56-year old post-menopausal patient initially presenting with increasingabdominal girth. Whole abdominal ultrasound revealed a large pelvo-abdominal mass. Transvaginal and transabdominal ultrasound findings of bilateral ovarian new growth with benign sonologic features. The patient underwent bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy. Histopathologic findings of the specimen submitted revealed high-grade spindle cell carcinoma arising in an endometrioid cystadenoma of the right ovary, and endometrioid cystadenofibroma with focal epithelial proliferation.

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