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Table 1 Reported cases of synchronous bilateral ovarian cancer with different histopathology in each ovary

From: Synchronous bilateral primary ovarian cancer with right endometroid carcinoma and left high-grade serous carcinoma: a case report and literature review

First author (year)

Patient age

Type of histopathology of right ovarian cancer

Type of histopathology of left ovarian cancer

Presence of endometriosis in the tumors

Immunohistochemical study

Staging of ovarian cancer*

Types of surgery

Types of adjuvant chemotherapy

Prognosis

Song (2011) [4]

58

Malignant mixed Müllerian tumor (MMMT)

Serous papillary adenocarcinoma

None in both tumors

Rt: CKa + , vimentin+, S-100+, actin−, desmin−, CD34

Lt: NA

IIIB

TAHj + BSOk + PLAl + PANm + OMEn

TCo for 5 cycles

Recurrence and DOD 7 months after the primary treatment

Bernardez Zapata (2012) [5]

49

Endometrioid carcinoma (G2)

Clear cell carcinoma

Yes, in the right ovarian tumor

Rt: WTi-1+, ERf+, PRh+

Lt: CK7b+, p53+,

IB

TAH + BSO + PLA + OME

NA

NAr

Nayal (2014) [7]

38

High-grade serous papillary adenocarcinoma

Clear cell carcinoma

None in both tumors

NA

IIB

TAH + BSO + OME

TC for 6 cycles

NEDq at 2 years after the treatment

Preeti (2014) [8]

60

High-grade serous carcinoma

Clear cell carcinoma

None in both tumors

Rt: CK7+, CEA+, CD15+, WT-1+

Lt: CK7+, WT-1, ER+, p53+, CK20c-, CEAd-, CD15-

IB

TAH + BSO + OME

Chemotherapy with unknown details

NED at 4 months after the surgery

Khandeparkar (2014) [6]

65

Clear cell carcinoma

Endometrioid carcinoma

Yes, in the left ovarian tumor

Rt: p53+, ER+, WT-1-,

Lt: ER+, PR+, p53+, EMAe+

IB

TAH + BSO + OME + appendectomy + peritoneal biopsy

NA

NA

Gunakan (2018) [9]

38

Malignant mixed Müllerian tumor

Serous carcinoma (G3)

None in both tumors

NA

IIIA1

TAH + BSO + PLA

TC 6 cycles

Recurrence and DODs after 25 months after the initial diagnosis

Zhao (2108) [10]

51

Endometrioid carcinoma

Clear cell carcinoma

Yes, in the left ovarian tumor

Rt: NA

Lt: CD15+, CK7+, CK20−, Napsin-A+, p53 + ER + , PR + 

IC2

RSO (prior surgery) and TAH + LSO + PLA + PAN + OME + appendectomy

TC for 5 cycles

NED at 1 year after the treatment

Sao (2020) [11]

60

Endometrioid carcinoma (G1)

Clear cell carcinoma

Yes, in both tumors

Rt: ER + , Napsin-A-

Lt HNFg-1β + , Napsin-A + , ER-

IIA

TAH + BSO + PLA + PAN + OME + appendectomy

TC

NA

Fujimori (present case)

47

Endometrioid carcinoma (G2)

High-grade serous carcinoma

None in both tumors

Rt: ER + , PR + , WT-1-, p53-, Napsin-A-

Lt: ER + , WT-1 + , PR-, p53-

IIB

TAH + BSO + OME + peritoneal biopsy

TC/DCp for 6 cycles

NED at 1 year after the surgery

  1. aCK cytokeratin, bCK7 cytokeratin 7, cCK20 cytokeratin 20, dCEA carcinoembryonic antigen, eEMA epithelial membrane antigen, fER estrogen receptor, gHNF-1β hepatocyte nuclear factor-1β, hPR progesterone receptor, iWT-1 Wilms’ tumor-1, jTAH total abdominal hysterectomy, kBSO bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, lPLA pelvic lymphadenectomy, mPAN para-aortic lymphadenectomy, nOME omentectomy, oTC paclitaxel and carboplatin, pDC docetaxel and carboplatin, qNED no evidence of disease, rNA not available, sDOD death due to disease