Ovarian cancer is the third cause of death among malignant neoplasia in women, and the mucinous cystadenocarcinoma is a malignant neoplasia of the ovarian epithelium, which may achieve great dimensions. Some studies suggest an increased risk of neoplasia in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc), but the association with ovarian neoplasia, specially the mucinous subtype, is rare. The authors describe a case of ovarian mucinous cystoadenocarcinoma in a 52 year-old Caucasian woman who had the diagnosis of SSc 6 years ago, previously treated with cyclophosphamide and D-penicillamine, who sought for a medical service complaining of pain and increase of abdominal volume during the last three months. At the physical examination, she presented sclerodermic facies, upper limbs with decreased elasticity and bitibial graft in the lower limbs; in the abdomen, a hardened mass extending to the suprapubic region up to the epigastric was observed. Exploratory laparotomy was performed and a cystic mass was found in the right ovary, weighing 3,300 grams. A surgical removal of the tumor with total hysterectomy and bilateral oophorectomy was then performed. Histological examination confirmed the diagnosis of mucinous cystadenocarcinoma without capsule invasion.
systemic sclerosis; ovary cancer; cyclophosphamide
