Primary myxoid liposarcoma of the ovary in a postpartum female: a case report and review of literature.

Int J Gynecol Pathol

Departments of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (S.X.L., T.B., F.T.) Obstetrics and Gynecology (M.J.B., J.S.) Gynecologic Oncology (K.S.), Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine, New Hyde Park, New York Department of Pathology (B.H.), Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.

Published: May 2015

A 36-year-old gravida 4, para 2 African-American woman, presented at three months postpartum with a right ovarian mass identified on a lumbar spine MRI as part of a neurology workup for persistent lower back pain. A follow-up pelvic ultrasound noted a 7.0 × 6.1 × 3.8 cm septated mixed cystic and solid mass. Exploratory laparoscopy and right ovarian cystectomy yielded a final pathologic diagnosis of intermediate grade myxoid liposarcoma, confirmed with DDIT3 gene rearrangement studies.

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