Papillary serous carcinoma of the ovary following prolonged tamoxifen treatment

M Seoud; Z Salem; A Shamseddine; A Khabbaz; G Zaatari; A Khalil

Papillary serous carcinoma of the ovary following prolonged tamoxifen treatment

Eur J Gynaecol Oncol. 1999;20(3):237-9.

Authors

M Seoud¹, Z Salem, A Shamseddine, A Khabbaz, G Zaatari, A Khalil

Affiliation

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Lebanon.

PMID: 10410898

Abstract

We present a patient with breast cancer who developed papillary serous adenocarcinoma of the ovary after 13 years of tamoxifen use. The possible association is explored and the literature is reviewed.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Aged
Breast Neoplasms / drug therapy*
Cystadenocarcinoma, Papillary / chemically induced*
Estrogen Antagonists / adverse effects*
Female
Humans
Ovarian Neoplasms / chemically induced*
Tamoxifen / adverse effects*

Substances

Estrogen Antagonists
Tamoxifen