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Ovarian Cancer After Breast Cancer Treatment: Study of 03 Cases in a Guinean Oncological Setting

Introduction: Ovarian cancer, the 1st cause of death from gynecological cancer, is any malignant proliferative process developed in the ovary, which may occur after a treated breast cancer. Objectives: To discuss the management and prognosis of ovarian cancer after breast cancer treatment through a series of 3 clinical cases in a Guinean oncology setting. Case 1: A 60-year-old patient presented with an ulcerating tumor of the uterine cervix, after treatment of a CCI, she benefited from 12 courses of palliative chemotherapy and died 04 months after her last course with decompensated anemia. Case 2: the 75-year-old female patient who presented with abdominal distension with ascites associated with a pelvic mass after treatment of a CCI, died of multivisceral failure. Case 3: A 61-year-old hypertensive diabetic patient presented with abdominal distension and a pelvic-abdominal mass. After treatment of a CCI, she underwent an exploratory laparotomy and died at D15 post-op in hypovolaemic shock. Conclusion: This study shows the need to include monitoring of gynecological organs in patients treated for breast cancer. The diagnosis was late and the prognosis was poor.

Ovarian Cancer, Treatment, Breast Cancer, Guinean Oncological Environment

Bah Malick, Toure Alhassane Ismael, Keita Mamady, Cisse Kalil, Souare Mamadou Bobo, et al. (2023). Ovarian Cancer After Breast Cancer Treatment: Study of 03 Cases in a Guinean Oncological Setting. Cancer Research Journal, 11(3), 105-111. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.crj.20231103.14

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