INTRODUCTION
Synchronous tumors of the female genital tract are rare and make only
about 1% of all genital
malignancies.1–3
The most common synchronous tumor is synchronous endometrial and ovarian
cancer and accounts for 50-70% of
all.1
However, the majority of the cases are metastatic arising from one organ
and simultaneous primary cancer involving both organs is
uncommon.4
As the incidence of synchronous primary endometrial and ovarian
carcinoma (SPEOC) is limited, it can easily be confused with endometrial
cancer with ovarian
metastasis.5Thus, it is often challenging to diagnose such separate independent
primary tumors and mandates careful consideration of a number of
lesions, histological and immunohistochemical features as the two
entities have different therapeutic and prognostic
implications.6
We report a case of a 38-year woman with an endometrioid variant of
synchronous primary endometrial and left ovarian carcinoma.