Ali Baloglu1, Incim Bezircioglu, Burcu Cetinkaya, Erdinc Yavuz. 1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ataturk Teaching and Training Hospital, Basin Sitesi, Karsiyaka 6346 Street, Number 25, 35540 Izmir, Turkey. alibaloglu@yahoo.com
Abstract
BACKGROUND: For patients with Down syndrome, the reproductive period is becoming longer in relation to the increasing lifetime. Thus, the possibility of reproductive disorders is also increasing. CASE: A 37-year-old woman with trisomy 21 was hospitalized with uterine myomatosis, which was spreading to the umbilicus. Total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy were performed, and estrogen replacement was given after surgery. CONCLUSION: The incidence of solid tumors in Down syndrome patients is extremely rare or nonexistent. This case calls attention to reproductive pathology in long-lived women with Down syndrome.
BACKGROUND: For patients with Down syndrome, the reproductive period is becoming longer in relation to the increasing lifetime. Thus, the possibility of reproductive disorders is also increasing. CASE: A 37-year-old woman with trisomy 21 was hospitalized with uterine myomatosis, which was spreading to the umbilicus. Total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy were performed, and estrogen replacement was given after surgery. CONCLUSION: The incidence of solid tumors in Down syndrome patients is extremely rare or nonexistent. This case calls attention to reproductive pathology in long-lived women with Down syndrome.