Amylase-producing ovarian carcinoma: A case report and a retrospective study

Tetsuya Kawakita; Hiromasa Sasaki; Tsutomu Hoshiba; Akihiro Asamoto; Evan Williamson

doi:10.1016/j.gynor.2012.06.002

Amylase-producing ovarian carcinoma: A case report and a retrospective study

Gynecol Oncol Case Rep. 2012 Jun 17;2(3):112-4. doi: 10.1016/j.gynor.2012.06.002. eCollection 2012.

Authors

Tetsuya Kawakita¹, Hiromasa Sasaki¹, Tsutomu Hoshiba¹, Akihiro Asamoto¹, Evan Williamson²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ishikawa Prefectural Central Hospital, 2-1, Kuratsuki-Higashi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa 920-8530, Japan.
² Department of Pathology, U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa, PSC 482, FPO AP 96362, Okinawa, Japan.

Abstract

► Amylase-producing ovarian carcinoma may mimic pancreatitis. ► Hyperamylasemia is common in ovarian carcinoma. ► Serum amylase may be a promising tumor marker.

Keywords: Amylase; Ovarian cancer; Tumor marker.