Ovarian Sex Cord-Stromal Tumors in Postmenopausal Women and Total Laparoscopical Management

BACKGROUND: Ovarian sex-cord stromal tumors (SCST) take up 5% of the ovarian neoplasm and may develop into an ovarian mass or a haemoperitoneum. The surgical management of SCST in early-stage adult patients is not well defined. CASE REPORT: A 69 year-old postmenopausal woman was admitted for metrorrhagia, a right ovary mass and increasing pelvic pain. Preoperative clinical and instrumental examination suspected an ovarian tumor, and the laparoscopic right ophorectomy and the frozen section suggested an ovarian SCST. To fast restore and preserve woman integrity, total laparoscopic hysterectomy (TLH) plus left salpingo-ophorectomy (SO) were performed, without complications in the short and long term follow-up. CONCLUSION: In the authors’ opinion, the minimally invasive management of SCST by TLH plus bilateral SO followed by a prolonged surveillance and without intensive surgical staging, could be an appropriate clinical and surgical choice in elder patient at early stage, since these tumors are slow at growth, recurring locally and only a long time after initial treatment. We suggest, after a minimally invasive treatment, a possible “wait and see” option, as in our case report.