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ArticleFrontiers in oncology2025

Case Report: Hypercalcemic small-cell carcinoma of the ovary during pregnancy: diagnostic and therapeutic challenges.

Marta Tripepi, Ana G da Costa, Diogo Albergaria, Andreia Costa, Ana Catarino, Ana Luisa Duarte, Carla Bartosch, Veronica Schuler, Joana Oliveira, Jorge Lima and 1 more

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Article in Frontiers in oncology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Marta TripepiDepartment of Women and Children's Health, Clinic of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.
Ana G da CostaGynecologic Oncology Unit, Obstetrics and Gynecology Service, Department of Surgery, Hospital da Luz Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal.
Diogo AlbergariaGeneral Surgery Unit, Department of Surgery, Hospital da Luz Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal.
Andreia CostaDepartment of Oncology, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de São João, Porto, Portugal.
Ana CatarinoGynecologic Oncology Unit, Department of Pathology, Hospital da Luz Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal.
Ana Luisa DuarteDepartment of Radiology, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de São João, Porto, Portugal.
Carla BartoschDepartment of Pathology, Portuguese Institute of Oncology Porto, Porto, Portugal.
Veronica SchulerDepartment of Anesthesiology, Hospital da Luz Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal.
Joana OliveiraDepartment of Anesthesiology, Hospital da Luz Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal.
Jorge LimaObstetrics and Gynecology Service, Department of Surgery, Hospital da Luz Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal.
João CasanovaGynecologic Oncology Unit, Obstetrics and Gynecology Service, Department of Surgery, Hospital da Luz Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal.

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Abstract

Small-cell carcinoma of the ovary, hypercalcemic type (SCCOHT), is a rare, highly aggressive malignancy that predominantly affects young women. We report a 32-year-old pregnant woman diagnosed with SCCOHT during the first trimester of pregnancy. At 24 weeks, imaging revealed extensive peritoneal carcinomatosis. Following multidisciplinary evaluation, neoadjuvant chemotherapy was initiated, but the disease progressed. At 34 weeks, the patient underwent cesarean delivery followed by cytoreductive surgery. Despite achieving an initial complete resection, the disease recurred rapidly. The patient died shortly after completing adjuvant chemotherapy and initiating immunotherapy. This case highlights the diagnostic and therapeutic challenges of managing SCCOHT during pregnancy and the complex balance of maternal and fetal outcomes. Early diagnosis, coordinated multidisciplinary care, and timely intervention are critical, although the prognosis remains poor despite aggressive multimodal treatment.

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cancer and pregnancycytoreductive surgeryovarian neoplasmsrare ovarian neoplasmssmall cell ovarian cancer hypercalcemic type

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